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Astrotourism Academy to host a course in Martinborough
The Aotearoa Astrotourism Academy will host its next course in Martinborough March 25-27, 2022. The Academy, AAA, was launched last year by…
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Under The Martinborough Stars
Another glorious summer is here! I’m saying this while sitting my cold office listening to the rain pound on the roof. We…
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Under The Martinborough Stars
Some people see a face, a man, while others a woman holding a tree. I see a rabbit with long ears and…
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Saving Mako
North Atlantic fishing nations have pledged to ban catches of the shortfin mako, the world’s fastest shark, in an attempt to save…
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Mega emissions
Twentyfive cities are responsible for emitting more than half of all the urban greenhouse gasses around the globe despite covering only two…
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Hidden planets
Scientists using the world’s most powerful radio antenna have found stars unexpectedly blasting out radio waves. Planets in our solar system emit…
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Another plastic substitute
Eating takeaways with a flimsy plastic knife and fork may soon be a thing of the past. US researchers have developed wooden…
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White socks
Many domesticated house cats have white ‘socks’ which are rarely seen in wild animals. About 10,000 years ago, as humans were becoming…
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Under the Martinborough Stars
The star Vega is easy to spot at the moment in spring. Look in the north and Vega is a very pretty…
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Sponges at risk
Sediment plumes caused by such activities as bottom trawling and deep sea mining pose a threat to sponges which are crucial to…
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Fish oil protection questioned
The finding from a secondary analysis of the Strength trial was presented to the American College of Cardiology’s 70 th annual scientific…
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Under The Martinborough Stars
Have you ever wondered where the constellations came from? Do you know your Crux from your Musca? Or Scorpius from Pavo? Who…
