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A study of ancient rodent nests from the Atacama Desert in northern Chile has provided the first insights into how organisms responsible for causing diseases in plants responded to past climate change.
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Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and Waikato Regional Council will be working closer together on science programmes in the future.
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Scientist awarded fellowship for research into the impact of climate change on New Zealand land
26 Oct 18
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Kendon Bell awarded a Fellowship to continue his research into measuring the impact of climate change on New Zealand land.
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Dogs in the Rotorua area could see their dermatitis clear up with the world’s first field release of a Brazilian fungal biocontrol agent aimed at combating the invasive weed tradescantia.
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What on Earth?
18 Dec 17
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What does the latest satellite Earth observation technology mean for New Zealand industry, environment and climate? March’s ‘What On Earth’ Colloquium in Wellington is the perfect place to answer that question.
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International meetings on a subject that enables much of the technology that enhances our lives will be held in New Zealand next month.
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Landcare Research announced today that some species counted in the annual New Zealand Garden Bird Survey have declined over the last 10 years. The most spectacular decline has been for the silvereye, the most common native bird in our gardens, which has declined by 44% nationally.
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Landcare Research has successfully released two insects to tackle a weed threatening the viability of New Zealand farms.
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Kiwi scientists make breakthrough
16 Dec 16
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A group of New Zealand and American scientists have discovered a new way of chemically converting reactive nitrogen common in soil before it turns into a harmful greenhouse gas.
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Conservation Minister Maggie Barry announced that Landcare Research chair Jane Taylor has been appointed chair of PF2050 Ltd, the company which will be a key player in achieving New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 ambition.