A global study finds that most people hold relatively high levels of trust in scientists, with New Zealanders ranking 9th ...

Healthcare systems around the world should rethink how they diagnose obesity, according to an international expert group that ...

‘Siloed thinking’ is holding back solutions to biodiversity, human health, climate change, water, and food security, according to a new […] ...

Our flagship media training increases confidence and skills to help researchers to engage more effectively with the wider public through broadcast, print and social media. Apply below. We create a ...

Switching up our building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 annually, according to a new study in Science. A team of US researchers calculated that fully replacing conventional ...

Being able to evaluate the evidence behind a claim is important, but scientific evidence comes in a variety of forms. Here, the different types of scientific evidence are ranked and described, ...

2024 was New Zealand’s 10th-warmest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2024. Of New Zealand’s 10 warmest years on record, eight have occurred since 2013. The summary says ...

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Dacia Herbulock joined the SMC at its launch in 2008, bringing extensive experience in radio, film, documentary and television news in the US, China and New Zealand. Over the past decade, she has ...