As we head into winter illness season, the SMC asked experts for the latest on ou. An updated vaccine targeting new COVID ...

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tonga overnight triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations. No damage has been reported and the tsunami warning was lifted. The earthquake was also felt on Niue. The SMC ...

Antarctic sea ice levels have been at record lows for the last three years, a global report shows. The World Meteorological Organisation’s State of the Global Climate 2024 report also highlights three ...

As air temperatures get hotter with climate change, urban fires will get more common, with New Zealand seeing over 40% […] ...

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The US government is cutting or limiting rafts of funding for science and health research. Some of the executive actions from President […] ...

As air temperatures get hotter with climate change, urban fires will get more common, with New Zealand seeing over 40% more city fires by 2100 with unmitigated warming of over 4°C, according to new ...

About 40% of adults with chronic pain have anxiety or depression, according to new overseas research covering data from 50 countries. The research team looked at 376 studies comprising almost 350,000 ...