Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Annual NZ food prices were 4.5 percent higher in December 2021 than they a year ago and they are now the highest they have been in a decade. This is the biggest annual increase since September 2011, when annual food prices increased 4.7 percent.The main contributor to this

The Hague - Agriculture provides livelihoods for 10.5 million farms across Europe. The whole industry in the EU is responsible for about 10 percent of the region's greenhouse gas. This shows that the EU not only has the opportunity to set an example but must also take the responsibility to design

Jakarta -The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could disappear in the next century as rising sea levels threaten to submerge its habitat. Given there are fewer than 1400 adult dragons left in the world, and that their range is limited range to a handful of Indonesian islands, the conservation body

London - The UK faces more deaths, higher costs and greater disruption if preparations to adapt to climate change aren't taken now, according to a new report. Biodiversity loss, extreme heat and power failure are among the serious risks the country faces this century from rising temperatures, which will grow more

Tamaki Makaurau - Kiwi scientists have developed a shipping container-based unit to disinfect N95 masks and other PPE, so that the equipment can be potentially reused and safely recycled. In response to a global shortage of PPE early in the covid pandemic, a team led by University of Auckland started researching

Kirikiriroa - When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition, a University of California San Francisco study has found. This protective impact was found even in people whose brains at autopsy were riddled with toxic

Otepoti - The covid pandemic has brought unprecedented digital acceleration, changing the face of the economy and society. The future of work, social lives, education and security will all undergo major changes in the aftermath of the pandemic. The pandemic has had a profound impact on the world and cost millions their

Scott Base - A team of Antarctic scientists is breaking new ground – or ice at least – in scientific research.They’ve designed a cutting-edge device to measure supercooled ocean water under sea ice. The Kiwi-led project, funded by the Marsden Fund, is collaborating with Norwegian and US scientists to build a