Atmospheric rivers

Recent intense rainfall in the South Island is due to atmospheric rivers (ARs) siphoning warm,...

Chlorine gas explosion

NZASE Science Communicator Mike Stone explains the chemistry behind a recent major chlorine explosion.

Students recognised in particle physics

A group of seven young women, Year 13 students at Waiuku College, reached the shortlist...

Tracking with radio

Radio waves are used to operate many devices around us. They allow us to detect...

How chemistry helps us

In this resource for students, NZASE Science Communicator Mike Stone summarises the many ways in...

Dragon Man, new hominid species

A fossil skull that recently come to light in China has scientists intrigued. The analytic...

How induction hobs work

Induction cooktops can be an enigma to the uninitiated, but the physics is pretty straightforward.

James Webb Space Telescope

2022 03 James Webb Space Telescope NZASE article

The chemistry of Fritz Haber

2022 03 The chemistry of Fritz Haber NZASE article

2022 Tonga eruption and pressure waves

2022 02 Tongan eruption & pressure waves NZASE

The 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption

2022 02 Tongan volcanic eruption NZASE resource

Slow Slip Events

2021 11 Slow Slip Events NZASE article

Lead in tapwater

2021 09 Lead in tapwater NZASE news resource

Making oxygen on Mars

Vaccination and Andrew Wakefield

2021 04 Vaccination & Andrew Wakefield NZASE news article

Volcanoes in Aotearoa/ New Zealand

Beirut’s ammonium nitrate explosion in 2020

2020 11 Ammonium nitrate explosion NZASE news article

Māori perspectives and gene editing

Oceans around Aotearoa/NZ

Encouraging students in science fairs