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Scientists Examine Rare Spade-Tooth Whale: Key Discoveries Unveiled
Scientists in New Zealand are conducting the first-ever dissection of a complete spade-toothed whale, one of the rarest whale species globally.
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New Zealand Scientists Dissect World's Rarest Spade-Toothed Whale
New Zealand scientists on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven specimens have ever been documented.
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2022 Tonga Eruption: Public Observations and Scientific Data Illuminate Hunga Volcano's Global Impact
The Hunga volcano eruption near Tonga on January 15, 2022, sent shockwaves and tsunamis across the globe, creating low, booming sounds heard as far away as Alaska. In New Zealand, more than 2,100 public observations of the eruption, from rumbling sounds to animals reacting, helped scientists at GNS Science cross-verify seismic and atmospheric data....
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Scientists Discover Ghostly 'Spookfish' That Prowls Pacific Ocean Floor
Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down.
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World's Rarest Whale Washes Up On New Zealand Beach
The body of a spade-toothed whale -- a species so rare it has never been seen alive -- appears to have washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists say.
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Is A Brain Network Linked To Stuttering? What Research Found
An international team of scientists from Finland, Canada, the US, and New Zealand has discovered a specific brain network hub that plays a key role in stuttering, an advance that can lead to new treatment options.
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Scientists Reveal Safest Countries To Survive Nuclear Apocalypse
Scientists have recently revealed that Australia and New Zealand are best placed to survive a nuclear apocalypse and help reboot collapsed human civilisation.
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New Zealand Scientists' "Very Rare And Exciting Find": Baby Ghost Shark
While typically heard in an omnipresent children's song, the phrase baby shark has delighted New Zealand scientists after the rare discovery of a juvenile ghost shark during a survey off the east coast of the country's South Island.
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Rare Baby Ghost Shark Discovered by New Zealand Scientists
Ghost fish are cartilaginous creatures similar to sharks and rays. The cartilaginous nature of their skeletons gives them an eerie, ethereal quality.
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'More Infectious' C.1.2 Strain, Found In 6 Countries, Worries Scientists
By August 13, the C.1.2 strain had been found in six of South Africa's nine provinces as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Portugal, New Zealand and Switzerland.
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Giant Penguin Fossil Found In New Zealand
The fossilised remains of a huge penguin almost the size of an adult human have been found in New Zealand's South Island, scientists announced this morning.
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Scientists Look For Owner Of USB Drive Found In Leopard Seal's Poop
A pair of researchers in New Zealand made a surprising discovery several weeks ago while analyzing a pile of seal poop. Nestled inside one of the excrement samples was something unusually hard: a USB stick.
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First-Ever Colour X-Ray On A Human Performed In New Zealand
New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on a human, using a technique that promises to improve the field of medical diagnostics, said Europe's CERN physics lab which contributed imaging technology.
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A Wave 8-Floor High, Largest Ever Recorded, Forms Near New Zealand
Scientists have recorded what is believed to be the largest wave ever in the southern hemisphere, a 23.8 metre (78 foot) monster the height of an eight-floor building.
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Another Country Has Banned Boiling Live Lobsters. Some Scientists Wonder Why.
Lobsters may be one of the most popular crustaceans in the culinary arts. But when it comes to killing them, there's a long and unresolved debate about how to do it humanely, and whether that extra consideration is even necessary.
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Scientists Examine Rare Spade-Tooth Whale: Key Discoveries Unveiled
Scientists in New Zealand are conducting the first-ever dissection of a complete spade-toothed whale, one of the rarest whale species globally.
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New Zealand Scientists Dissect World's Rarest Spade-Toothed Whale
New Zealand scientists on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven specimens have ever been documented.
-
2022 Tonga Eruption: Public Observations and Scientific Data Illuminate Hunga Volcano's Global Impact
The Hunga volcano eruption near Tonga on January 15, 2022, sent shockwaves and tsunamis across the globe, creating low, booming sounds heard as far away as Alaska. In New Zealand, more than 2,100 public observations of the eruption, from rumbling sounds to animals reacting, helped scientists at GNS Science cross-verify seismic and atmospheric data....
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Scientists Discover Ghostly 'Spookfish' That Prowls Pacific Ocean Floor
Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down.
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World's Rarest Whale Washes Up On New Zealand Beach
The body of a spade-toothed whale -- a species so rare it has never been seen alive -- appears to have washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists say.
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Is A Brain Network Linked To Stuttering? What Research Found
An international team of scientists from Finland, Canada, the US, and New Zealand has discovered a specific brain network hub that plays a key role in stuttering, an advance that can lead to new treatment options.
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Scientists Reveal Safest Countries To Survive Nuclear Apocalypse
Scientists have recently revealed that Australia and New Zealand are best placed to survive a nuclear apocalypse and help reboot collapsed human civilisation.
-
New Zealand Scientists' "Very Rare And Exciting Find": Baby Ghost Shark
While typically heard in an omnipresent children's song, the phrase baby shark has delighted New Zealand scientists after the rare discovery of a juvenile ghost shark during a survey off the east coast of the country's South Island.
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Rare Baby Ghost Shark Discovered by New Zealand Scientists
Ghost fish are cartilaginous creatures similar to sharks and rays. The cartilaginous nature of their skeletons gives them an eerie, ethereal quality.
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'More Infectious' C.1.2 Strain, Found In 6 Countries, Worries Scientists
By August 13, the C.1.2 strain had been found in six of South Africa's nine provinces as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritius, Portugal, New Zealand and Switzerland.
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Giant Penguin Fossil Found In New Zealand
The fossilised remains of a huge penguin almost the size of an adult human have been found in New Zealand's South Island, scientists announced this morning.
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Scientists Look For Owner Of USB Drive Found In Leopard Seal's Poop
A pair of researchers in New Zealand made a surprising discovery several weeks ago while analyzing a pile of seal poop. Nestled inside one of the excrement samples was something unusually hard: a USB stick.
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First-Ever Colour X-Ray On A Human Performed In New Zealand
New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on a human, using a technique that promises to improve the field of medical diagnostics, said Europe's CERN physics lab which contributed imaging technology.
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A Wave 8-Floor High, Largest Ever Recorded, Forms Near New Zealand
Scientists have recorded what is believed to be the largest wave ever in the southern hemisphere, a 23.8 metre (78 foot) monster the height of an eight-floor building.
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Another Country Has Banned Boiling Live Lobsters. Some Scientists Wonder Why.
Lobsters may be one of the most popular crustaceans in the culinary arts. But when it comes to killing them, there's a long and unresolved debate about how to do it humanely, and whether that extra consideration is even necessary.
