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Thursday, 11 February 2021, 12:33 pm This weekend is sure to remind everyone that we’re still in the summer months. While it might not be the hottest of weekends, calm clear weather, especially on Saturday, will remind us that we’ve still got a wee way to go until autumn strikes. MetService meteorologist Tui McInnes says, “High pressure building over Aotearoa paves the way for a stunner for most of the country. With a smattering of events all around this weekend; Lunar New Year on Friday ...

Uttarakhand glacier burst highlights pressure on Asias waterways, unsustainable power infra: Experts Shrinking glaciers in the regions are threatening water supplies and increasing the chances of landslides and floods, say experts. Agence France-Presse February 11, 2021 14:38:03 IST Damaged dam of the Rishi Ganga Power Project, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Utt...

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 10:52 am Work to find out more about South Westland lizard species has been given a helping hand through Jobs for Nature. Very little is known about native lizard species in South Westland despite the area containing plenty of excellent lizard habitat. Last year, the Department of Conservation (DOC) announced the rediscovery of the Ōkārito gecko, after only a handful of historic sightings. With a boost from the Jobs for Nature programme, new rangers from Makaawhio ...

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 1:36 pm The High-Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge has awarded $1,297,299 in funding for research which, in collaboration with industry partners Wakatū Incorporation and Chia Sisters, will explore the potential health benefits of incorporating the Aotearoa New Zealand native species kawakawa ( Piper excelsum) as part of a functional beverage for markets in Japan and South East Asia. The main objective of the project is to explore whether such a beve...

SpaceX bags NASA contract to launch first few components of lunar gateway on Falcon Heavy The deal has set NASA back by thrice the cost of the 2022 Falcon Heavy launch of a probe to study the asteroid Psyche. Feb 10, 2021 13:16:46 IST NASA announced Tuesday that SpaceX has been awarded an important contract to launch the first two pieces of the upcoming Lunar Gateway in 2024. SpaceX plans to use a modified version of its Falcon Heavy rocket to carry the massive core of the space sta...

The team found no proof of the disease spreading earlier than the initial outbreak in the second half of December 2019.

The Marsoulas conch hasnt been heard since the late Stone Age.

The possibility has emerged of using a drug developed for cats to treat COVID-19 in humans. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) A research team in Japan identified a variant strain of the novel coronavirus that it says might be treatable with a drug developed to treat cats with the disease due to its weakness. The researchers from Tokyo’s Keio University and Osaka University confirmed the strain leads to comparatively minor symptoms in humans. An antivirus drug known as GC376 has been developed abroa...

Researchers are working on prototypes of a so-called pancoronavirus vaccines with promising, but early, results from experiments on animals.

Now here’s something we haven’t seen in a while… Rain and wind! Yes, it is summer (don’t you remember last week?) This week will be wet and a bit windy for most; however, the week will end on a calmer note. MetService are forecasting wet ...