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Acid seas
The chemistry of seawater is changing, becoming more acidic, and this transformation is most profound along our coastlines. In this delicate borderland between land and sea, some places are experiencing a surge in acidity, peaking at levels that the open ocean isn’t predicted to reach until the end of this century. What does this mean for marine life?
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#SundayDoco: Mega disaster
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The mountain has spoken
As if to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its last major outburst, on September 18, 1995, Ruapehu sprang unexpectedly from repose to violent activity. Over the next few weeks a white plume billowed to over ten kilometres above the mountain, raining black showers of ash across most of the North Island. Fire had come to the mountain again.
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Kiwis in Korea: When the Cold War ran hot
In June 1950, communist North Korea invaded the South. The newly fledged United Nations immediately came to South Korea’s aid, mustering a multinational army in which New Zealand was swift to enlist. In what was the first escalation of the Cold War into open conflict, 6100 Kiwis served on sea and land. But who remembers them today?
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ETHICAL QUESTIONS OVER HUMAN GENE EDITING
Success with editing and removing a genetic mutation which causes a serious blood disorder is being hailed as a major advance in medical science.
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