The rate of new prescriptions of puberty-delaying medicines for youth with gender dysphoria in New Zealand has decreased ...

The free supply of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) comes to an end early next week. Te Whatu Ora says the free tests ...

New genomic research rejects a contentious theory that ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) experienced population declines due to […] ...

Even if we stopped making new plastics now, microplastic pollution would keep increasing for the foreseeable future as larger plastics break down. A review of 20 years of microplastics research ...

Children under 5 years old have a weaker immune response to COVID-19 compared with older children and adults, new research shows. The kids’ adaptive immune system, which ‘learns’ and deals with ...

A genetic screening study of over 200 autistic New Zealanders found almost 30% had genes that are ‘causal’, or ‘likely causal’, of autism. The research, based on DNA samples from the participants, as ...

A new US study found personalised interactions with a chatbot could reduce belief in conspiracy theories. The study, ...

For Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024, the Science Media Centre invited journalists to a media briefing with researchers looking at ...

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