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Biosecurity New Zealand’s frontline teams are ready for the influx of summer travellers thanks to successful changes to arrivals processing at airports and the introduction of new hosts to help people. Biosecurity New Zealand’s northern regional commissioner ...

Health authorities are sounding the alarm over influenza after the average number of cases per medical institution topped the warning level at a pace second only to the epidemic in 2009.

Sitting for more than seven hours a day increases the possibility of developing breast cancer in women by nearly 40 percent, a new study showed.

A recent study exposes the safety concerns surrounding self-driving cars and underscores the urgent need to understand the consequences of automation. Self-driving cars, or autonomous vehicles, are revolutionising how we move from one place to another. ...

KUMAMOTO--Students who struggle with chronic absenteeism can now remotely pilot a robot body that will attend classes in their place, allowing them to stay connected and engaged with school life while staying at home.

FoodHQ are celebrating 10 years in operation by launching a new physical office in Palmerston North. Located in the building previously home to The Factory, FoodHQ has taken the lease on from AgResearch, right in the heart of the science precinct ...

Extreme laboratory testing on an 84-year-old bridge at the University of Auckland has provided promising insights for key infrastructure across New Zealand. “We beat the snot out of it, well beyond the displacement we would expect in a large ...

BioOra together with its founding partner, the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, announced clinical results from the ENABLE phase 1 clinical trial at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in San Diego.

New research led by a Canterbury academic identifies that conventional seed banking alone isn’t enough to conserve all of Aotearoa’s endemic plants. Dr Sarah Wyse, who lectures in the School of Forestry at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University ...

Over the last few weeks, the Australian government has made big strides in further bolstering its digital security posture by enacting major cybersecurity measures. Australia has a goal to be a global leader in cybersecurity by 2030, and these recent ...