Science

Government overhauls tertiary institutions' research funding system

Academics are cautiously welcoming the move but the Association of Scientists wants more detail and the Tertiary Education Union says a bigger problem is the size of the fund which has not increased for several years.

A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change

Japan Times

A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change

Rising temperatures are disrupting South Korea's beekeeping industry, as earlier blooms, harsher weather and disease cut honey production and put pressure on migratory farmers.

Japan Times

Emaciated grey whales washing up on B.C. beaches 'canary in coal mine,' researcher warns

CBC

Emaciated grey whales washing up on B.C. beaches 'canary in coal mine,' researcher warns

Two more grey whales have washed up in B.C., with researchers and experts both warning the province is on pace for a record breaking year.

CBC

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Nasa ends mission after loss of Mars probe

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Nasa ends mission after loss of Mars probe

WASHINGTON — Nasa said Wednesday it will end its mission to study the atmosphere and evolution of Mars after its probe went silent for six months. Scientific spacecraft MAVEN — short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution — went into…

Daily briefing: Lung microbiome linked to a mysterious tissue-scarring condition

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01828-7 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis appears to be linked to a receptor that’s responsible for keeping bacteria in check. Plus, scientists’ thoughts on Microsoft’s newest…

Science with military applications is cited more than civilian-only research

Nature, Published online: 04 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01770-8 Researchers analysed the scientific impact of dual-use research in US patent records and bibliometric databases.

NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter falls silent

France 24

NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter falls silent

NASA said on Wednesday it will end its mission studying Mars' atmosphere and evolution after losing contact with its MAVEN spacecraft for six months. MAVEN, which entered Martian orbit in 2014, was designed for a one- to two-year mission…

France 24

What a hair loss breakthrough could mean for women like me

BBC

What a hair loss breakthrough could mean for women like me

As scientists edge closer to new treatments for hair loss, Victoria Derbyshire examines what such breakthroughs could mean for women.

BBC

SpaceX stock market debut set to make Elon Musk a trillionaire

Sky News

SpaceX stock market debut set to make Elon Musk a trillionaire

SpaceX plans to raise up to $75bn (£56bn) when it goes public this month – putting Elon Musk on course to become the world's first trillionaire.

Sky News

The fight to save Dunedin's dinosaur slide from extinction

As a 6-year-old, Andrew Simms was one of the first to slide down the dino. Now he's helping to lead the fight to save it.

Replace Winter Energy Payment with solar subsidy, researcher says

New Zealand households would be better served if the Winter Energy Payment became a subsidy for solar systems, one researcher says.

Microsoft, Atom Computing update their quantum computing progress

Ars Technica