Mutant Silurian plankton indicate oceanic anoxia spread and metals poisoning in the sea … 420 million years ago. Not scifi but real life research pinpointing onset of global extinctions. Listen to radio interview of Professor Kathleen A. Campbell discussing these new research findings on Radio NZ’s Checkpoint programme.
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Breakfast with an astronaut
NZAN Media Team, Anna Fisher, astronaut, Oxford Area School, University of Canterbury, 0
Students from Oxford Area School who participated in Synergies in Space Mission to Mars last year have the opportunity...
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The 100 million dollar question: “Are we alone in the Universe?”
NZAN Media Team, Haritina Mogosanu, Kathleen Campbell, 0
Shifted from the realm of science-fiction to the reality of science, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence got an...
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Kathy Campbell: The sixth mass extinction
NZAN Media Team, Kathleen Campbell, 0
Are we entering the Sixth Global Mass Extinction, caused by cumulative human impacts on the planet? New research (Ceballos...
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Europa in the news
NZAN Media Team, Europa, water vapour, 0
Europa has been in the news lately, with NASA announcing a press conference way in advance to spark our...
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Anthropocene. What’s in the future for Earth’s creatures?
NZAN Media Team, anthropocene, Kathleen Campbell, 0
An interview with Professor Kathleen Campbell – University of Auckland, about a recent study undertaken around Chernobyl, which highlighted...
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Rosetta
NZAN Media Team, Haritina Mogosanu, 0
The European Space Agency's (ESA) 12-year mission finally came to an end last week when the probe landed on...
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Comets or aliens may explain odd flicker of starlight
NZAN Media Team, Kathleen Campbell, KIC 8462852, 0
Scientists look for pattern recognition when exploring how the natural world or universe work. Something looks to be astray...
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Citizen scientists at work: Live long and prosper
I Haritina Mogoșanu, Haritina Mogosanu, Kepler, KIC 8462852, 0
The scientists, after looking for more than four years with Kepler to a patch in the sky located in...