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Could kelp be a secret weapon in the fight against climate change? A new research project aims to answer that question by better understanding how kelp contributes to carbon sequestration in our oceans. The international collaboration, led by Aotearoa ...

Crucial work to remove melted fuel debris from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has been postponed for the third time, again due to a robotic arm that needs more work. 

A recent study comparing the DNA of Mānuka from Aotearoa New Zealand and Leptospermum scoparium , also known as jelly bush or tea tree, from Australia showed significant genetic differences between the two, enough for the researchers to recommend that ...

A strong marine heatwave is contributing to New Zealand’s unusually hot weather, says NIWA. Meteorologist Ben Noll says that sea surface temperatures around Auckland are borderline tropical. 'A rapidly intensifying marine heatwave has caused ...

Japan’s space agency released on Jan. 25 the first photo of its lunar probe making a successful moon landing.

Environmental groups are demanding the suspension of a wind power plant project in Hokkaido, saying it could devastate the population of “ito” (Japanese huchen), an endangered species of salmonid freshwater fish.

It’s exceedingly ironic that the thought machines computer scientists are creating may be compelling what religious teachers and philosophers throughout history have not been able to do – induce ordinary folks to be self-knowing and thereby, ignite ...

Homeowners and developers are discovering approximately one new lava cave a month in the Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF), and a new research project aims to create a complete database of historical records and new discoveries. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2401/7d2c753d6d8a67e9aba6.jpeg' ...

Japan’s space agency announced on Jan. 22 that its lunar probe, which landed on the moon two days earlier, has transmitted flight data and images back to Earth.

Minoru Matsumura looked sadly at his fishing boat tilting on ground that normally would be underwater at Kaiso port in Ishikawa Prefecture.