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Weekly interviews with scientists showcasing the awesome research going on in New Zealand!

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@BBCScotland8 Aug 2019
Dr Heidi Gardner was fed up with being told she "didn't look like a scientist", so she decided to smash some stereotypes. Watch #Loop tonight at 11.30pm bbc.in/2yKCQp0

My designs tackle stereotypes in science | Loop

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NIWA is searching for the owner of a USB stick found in the poo of a leopard seal… Recognise this video? Scientists analysing the scat of leopard seals have come across an unexpected discovery – a USB stick full of photos & still in working order! ow.ly/tBcR30nA3Tm
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Science Media Centre NZ@smcnz27 Nov 2018
Dr Erin Leitao from @ScienceUoA talks to @ninetonoon about the potential of using silicon dioxide (sand) as a potential replacement for oil as a raw material radionz.co.nz/national/progr…
New science in a grain of sand

New science in a grain of sand

Silicon dioxide, the raw material found in sand, is an earth abundant resource. However, beach and riverbed sand, isn't the only source of silicon dioxide and this is where the potential lies. Dr...

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Gabby O'Connor@o_gabbyo11 Nov 2018
Replying to @housescinz
@housescinz symposium #lowerhutt #sciencerocks #palmyrocks will hide this, but not until I’ve shown my kids and we make more #scicommnz
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For Halloween, make sure you’re educated on the spooky facts of climate change! #ActOnClimate #ScienceNotSilence
Climate Central (@ClimateCentral) profile pictureClimate Central@ClimateCentral31 Oct 2018
Stay tuned for Stranger Things Season 3: Stranger Weather #Halloween
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Volunteers needed! NIWA is launching a huge #citizenscience project seeking volunteers to help capture old weather data from epic Southern Ocean voyages & Antarctic explorations to prepare for future changes: youtube.com/watch?time_conti… Read more: ow.ly/vfVK30mq4OH
Volunteers needed to unlock historic weather secrets

Volunteers needed to unlock historic weather secrets

Help key in weather data here:https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/...

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We know you've been waiting to 👀 sea salps closeup & in the flesh er... jelly. The #SalpPOOP voyage team on board Tangaroa have sampled a diverse size range of #salps from different depths & researchers reveal some intriguing facts about these carbon-fixing heroes of the sea
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Dr Lorna Strachan 🌊🔨@NZSeds26 Oct 2018
Here’s the brilliant group of researchers I’m working with on a range of sedimentology questions from offshore NZ! Here having cake, tea and looking at cores, with a stunning view of Auckland.
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@AstroKatie25 Oct 2018
Still one of the best pieces of science communication ever. "But the climate has changed before!" 👀
Climate Council (@climatecouncil) profile pictureClimate Council@climatecouncil25 Oct 2018
A timeline of the earth's average temperature in comic form: ow.ly/ASLV30mmBvF #climatechange
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Do you like past sea level? Three million years ago? In NZ? Here's our new paper on Pliocene sea-level cycles from the Whanganui Basin, funded by @MarsdenFund. Awesome work @georgiagrantnz @naish_tim @robmckay_nz et al! authors.elsevier.com/c/1Xy0q…
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