Genetic modification is back on the political agenda in Aotearoa New Zealand. The issue may not be as hotly contentious as it once was, but big ...
We all need protein to live and stay healthy. However, many protein sources are becoming an increasingly expensive way to meet our needs – both economically ...
Rocks act as geological archives and new techniques are helping scientists capture data about past events. This article has been republished from The Conversation under Creative ...
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 ...
Data has become so central to everything we do that it has its own branch of research. The emergent field of data science combines knowledge from ...
We hear a lot about data, but what is it? In simple terms, data is a collection of unorganised numbers, symbols or text that, when analysed, ...
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) large language model (LLM) released by OpenAI. ChatGPT can be seen as a computer that takes inputs in the form ...
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 ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is any system that uses a computer or software to replicate the idea of human intelligence. AI involves the development of computer programs ...
All living things shed genetic material like hair, scales, skin and faeces into their local environment. This is known as environmental DNA (eDNA). For example, an ...
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 ...
Art can help students understand the world around them. It can take many forms such as sculpture, paint, sound, abstract, light, real life, models, digital formats ...
This article has been republished from The Conversation under Creative Commons licence CC BY-ND 4.0. It was written by Ralph Cooney, Professor Emeritus in Advanced Materials, ...
On 20 July 1969, around 600 million people stopped to watch humans first set foot on the Moon. The words, “That’s one small step for man, ...
In the 20th century, most people would have considered being an astronaut the number one job related to space. Now, in the 21st century, opportunities to ...
When we talk about space, we often mention big numbers – after all, space is vast. When it comes to space debris, the numbers may surprise ...
Aotearoa New Zealand’s remote location and unique geography have made its residents innovative by necessity. From inventing pōhā to preserve nga tītī to initiating refrigerated meat ...
When you look across a lake, what colour do you expect to see? The common answer is usually blue – but what shade of blue? The ...
Remote sensing is the use of sensors to extend our human senses in observing and recording objects or events that are far away (remote) from us. ...
Mātauranga Māori and science are helping to solve a few questions in Ōhiwa Harbour: What has caused the mussel beds to disappear? Can we restore the ...
We all know that New Zealand – and the world – has a plastic pollution problem. It’s estimated that 4.8–12.7 million metric tonnes of plastic end ...
The world we live in and the society we’re a part of is increasingly underpinned and informed by science and technology. This can include many products ...
From the middle of spring until early winter thousands of unwanted newborn kittens are handed into the SPCA. This Connected article covers how students at Sir ...
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 ...
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