The MacDiarmid Institute DiscoveryCamp gives Māori and Pasifika high school students a taste of life as a scientist.
WHO pulled its support for acupuncture in 2014. The Ministry of Health has found barely any evidence of its efficacy. So why is ACC still paying out millions for acupuncture treatment?
New Zealand has been lauded for its response to Covid-19, but the fastest country to act was Taiwan, which has gone 57 days without a new locally-transmitted case. So why has it been overlooked?
Every time Pete Evans talks about his 'wellness' beliefs, scientists and doctors line up to rebut them. That's because Evans' 'common sense' sounds a lot like utter nonsense.
Covid-19 cases considered "recovered" might see long term effects months after being diagnosed.
Michael Baker and other experts on the meaning of the zero active cases mark, and the impending move to alert level one.
When approached by The Spinoff Jeanette Wilson denied telling participants in an online session that the product ‘lined the lungs’, despite clear evidence to the contrary.
Deep tech provides a chance for that recovery to be sustainable and values-led – an approach already bringing success to the Māori economy.
Te Mana o te Wai is being heralded as a game-changer for waterways. But for one freshwater scientist, it's a bitter disappointment.
A New Zealand website is advising people with Covid-19 symptoms to ingest a bleach product made by a cult-like American organisation that calls itself a church.
What we can learn about building resilience, from our recent spate of natural disasters to the challenges posed by Covid-19.
Almost 16% of us would say no to a Covid-19 vaccine. Could that affect our recovery strategy?
Covid-19 loves environments full of shouting and singing, so it's a good idea to avoid them.
It's one of the most isolated places on the planet, but for those hunkering down in Antarctica for the winter, it feels like the tables have turned.
Covid-19 could erase the next generation of New Zealand research leaders, write a group of academics who've been looking into the issue.
If you think we are immune in NZ, according to its website, we have two 'chapters' of Genesis II. Both say they're selling MMS.
50 to 85 times the confirmed number in one US county had the coronavirus? Here's why we should be sceptical.
