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Study of Cantonese lexical tone shows language evolution possibly linked to genes
A research group led by Professor Patrick Chun Man Wong, Stanley Ho Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience…
Technology uses plant biomass waste for self-powered biomedical devices
An innovation turning waste material into stretchable devices may soon provide a new option for creating…
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For decades a war raged within the field of palaeoanthropology. At the center of the battle…
New Zealand sits on top of the remains of a giant ancient volcanic plume
Back in the 1970s, scientists came up with a revolutionary idea about how Earth’s deep interior…
Coronavirus: a growing number of people are avoiding news
When the coronavirus pandemic really started to take hold in the UK in March, news consumption…
Study investigates New Zealanders' attitudes toward working from home
A University of Otago study of 2,595 New Zealanders working from home during lockdown suggests that…
New research on 'endowment effect' points to evolutionary roots of cognitive biases
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New Zealand government ignores expert advice in its plan to improve water quality in rivers and lakes
New Zealand’s government has been praised for listening to health experts in its pandemic response, but…
What COVID-19 means for the people making your clothes
Workers everywhere are feeling the impact of COVID-19 and the restrictions necessitated by COVID-19. …