The genius of metal
Sometimes we can take technological breakthroughs by genius ancestors for granted.
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Fungus behind growths that can fell trees
Fungus behind growths that can fell trees
An Acacia dealbata branch bearing large, brown, lobed, and inflated galls on the mature seed pods was brought to the museum for identification.
The universe we don’t see
The universe we don’t see
The night sky we share online is not quite the one we actually stand beneath.
Seaweed washes up at museum
Seaweed washes up at museum
Mystery surrounds the origin of a seaweed collection at Tūhura Otago Museum, writes On Le Lau.
We’re still subsidising emissions
We’re still subsidising emissions
Farmers should be supported to take climate action, not shielded from it, Sean Connelly writes.
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Epic new epoch
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Epic new epoch
Four young Dunedin bands are drawing on the city’s rock ’n’ roll heritage to create new possibilities, Tom McKinlay writes.
Leading nature-based learning
Leading nature-based learning
The pace of learning at Orokonui only hots up as the cooler months arrive, Madison Kelly writes.
Sorting which came first
Sorting which came first
The world has saluted Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday.
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Our window on the world
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Our window on the world
Because TVNZ camera operator Ross Wilson has seen it all, so have we, Paul Gorman writes.
The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes
The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes
AI-facilitated fakery can do real damage, but it also exposes the existing structures and attitudes that degrade women, writes Eva Wiseman.
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Taking the plunge
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Taking the plunge
Learning te reo Māori has opened profound new possibilities for story-telling, Witi Ihimaera Smiler tells Tom McKinlay. But it is a proficiency hard won.
Off the chain
Off the chain
It strikes me as quietly ridiculous, sitting in Middlemarch with a telescope barely bigger than a coffee mug, peering 60 million light-years into the dark.
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The glorious mess of Plan B
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The glorious mess of Plan B
The race was an up and back.
Layers on the land
Layers on the land
The layers of archaeological evidence at Moeraki lie together with the layered histories told and retold by mana whenua, Gerard O’Regan tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.
Guided by the stars
Guided by the stars
A moving image at Dunedin Public Art Gallery plots the course of a pilgrimage, Lauren Gutsell writes.
Cool cat saunters by
Cool cat saunters by
There is a small, untidy visitor in the evening sky this week, one that does not keep to schedules or respect expectations.
A stitch in time saves society
A stitch in time saves society
There are problems we can fix with a needle and thread, Ruth Blunt writes.
Wrapped up in a mystery
Wrapped up in a mystery
Last December, a remarkable discovery in Egypt jogged my memory on two counts.
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The daddy of all dilemmas
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The daddy of all dilemmas
What drives us to bring children into a troubled world, and who decides, Emma Neale asks in her new novel.
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Going underground to the ocean
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Going underground to the ocean
The track to a hidden beach is now as flash as its tunnel, Clare Fraser writes.
