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#WeekendRead
A small group of Kiwi scientists is attempting to construct the ultimate crystal ball—a mathematical model of the Earth’s natural systems so intricate that it can predict the behaviour of our atmosphere, land and seas, human industry and biological production, far into the future. Behold, the New Zealand Earth System Model—the most nuanced and complex description of our region’s functions ever devised.
Read more on New Zealand's Next Top Model from our latest issue
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Celebrating the World's Wildlife Day today, we'll be featuring the angel-tongued and devil-face kokako—one of our rarer and most striking birds. Two species once flourished: an orange wattled South Islander, declared extinct in 2004, and the blue wattled North Islander. With resurging numbers (now exceeding 600 breeding pairs), conservationists are optimistic that their haunting song will again flood through the forests of the North Island.
Read all about the kokako on nzgeo.com
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Living on the edge
New Zealand hosts the longest-lived geckos on the planet and was once home to the largest, the kawekaweau of Maori folklore. And as we learn more about our geckos with every study, the stranger and more extraordinary they appear.
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#SundayDoco
The Indonesian archipelago in the Indo-Pacific Ocean comprises thousands of islands, atolls and the largest concentration of coral reefs in the world. This rich and varied environment is a product of a unique set of natural circumstances. Watch this week's Sundaydoco—Reefs of Riches—from the Equator series
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#NZGeoRadio
NEW 1080 POLICIES
The government is set to introduce new regulations around the use of poisons like 1080. Currently it is up to regional councils to set rules for the use of 1080 and other poisons in their region. But now the government will set rules to apply throughout the country, rather than having different rules within each regional council.
A TIME TRAVELLER'S TALE
String theory, multiverses, the big bang, and inflation theory can be mind-bending concepts to ponder. Dr Brian Greene is a science communicator and professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University. He has dedicated the majority of his career to the concept of string theory. Re-imagining the very structure of our universe, and attempting to combine understanding of the interaction of four fundamental forces of the universe, into one simple equation: a unified 'theory of everything'. Brian is coming to New Zealand in March, to give a talk, titled 'A Time Traveller's Tale'.
Listen to the 12-minute programme at nzgeo.com
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