models in science

In science, a model is a representation of an idea, an object or even a process or a system that ...

Kimiora Hēnare (Ngāti Hauā, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa) is a cancer researcher who studies the complex biology of tumours in efforts to harness the immune system ...

The Three Rs are fundamental animal welfare principles that provide useful strategies regarding the treatment of animals for research, testing and teaching. The following text is ...

Magma Pop is a serious game that enables users to experience volcanic processes that are usually hidden from view. Go underground in an interactive magma chamber ...

Plastic and microplastic pollution of oceans is a wicked problem. Using bioinformatics and statistical analysis, scientist Victor Gambarini looked to correlate marine microbes that could degrade ...

Milly Grant-Mackie is a coastal geomorphologist. Her work includes climate change impacts such as sea-level rise and whānau-level research. Milly Grant-Mackie (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu ki ...

Discussions of artificial intelligence (AI) are inseparable from questions of ethics. In 1942, Isaac Asimov famously popularised the idea that intelligent machines should adhere to a ...

Antonia Hoeta is part of The Science of Medicines – Whakatere Waka – an innovative, hands-on education programme that uses te ao Māori perspectives to build ...

Data is the precursor to information. It’s an unorganised collection of values expressed as numbers, text or symbols. That may seem quite abstract – and raw ...

Kiwi Kai is an online learning tool that is an ideal context to learn about science capabilities and enduring competencies. Scenarios in this virtual farm encourage ...

This Connected article by Caitlin Duncan, introduces and explains the concept of algorithms. Algorithms are everywhere working behind the scenes – suggesting the next movie to ...

Associate Professor Fiona Petchey, Deputy Director of the University of Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, is researching ways to refine the marine calibration curve used for converting ...

Radiocarbon dating, also known as carbon-14 dating, is one of several methods referred to as absolute dating – but here’s an interesting fact. There is nothing ...

A more precise timeline now shows Aotearoa was first settled in the North Island before the settlers expanded south and then retreated again when the climate ...

This Connected article by Ken Benn, looks at a class investigation into why they lost the boat float competition. It starts when student Meihanna asks “How ...

This Connected article describes the processes and practices used when planning, designing and building a large indoor sports centre. It outlines the science and technology behind ...

This article tells how Grace uses diagrams, photographs, tables, graphs, infographics and clear science writing to present data for a science fair project. The article is ...

This article explores the aerodynamics of cycling and the steps cyclists can take to minimise pressure drag and friction drag. It tells the story of a ...

When we throw something away, how do we know where it goes? The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge developed an online tool to help us find ...

The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) is a network of public research organisations who collaborate to commercialise science to grow the New Zealand economy. Commercialising science can ...

Climate change is a complex topic, and this article breaks key aspects down into accessible, bite-sized sections. It concisely explains some of the science ideas associated ...

An electrical charge is created when electrons are transferred to or removed from an object. Because electrons have a negative charge, when they are added to ...

The term ‘electricity’ comes from ‘elektron’, which is the Greek word for amber. The ancient Greeks discovered that small threads and dust tended to stick to ...

In a wave, the material on which the wave is travelling is moving. However, the material itself does not move along with the wave. The video ...

The three most important greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (CH4 ) and nitrous oxide (N2 O). While carbon dioxide is ...