Halloween cobwebs are frighteningly good DNA collectors

Polyester Halloween cobwebs can be an effective way to collect genetic material that living things shed naturally into their environments.

Nationwide study reveals escalating flood risk

More than 750,000 New Zealanders live in locations exposed to flooding from one-in-100-year rainfall flooding events.

Waikato grad creates app to safeguard freshwater for future generations

The award-winning prototype water-monitoring app is grounded in mātauranga Māori.

How a ‘sewer socialism’ revival could see Zohran Mamdani become New York’s next mayor

Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani looks increasingly like the one to beat at next week’s election. But he is up against more than the usual political challenges.