Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Picking the right sports team for a particular event or to play in certain conditions is many a selector's nightmare. But research by Te Herenga Waka— Victoria University of Wellington Ph.D. graduate Dr. Ankit Patel could make their tricky task easier. Ankit, who received his Ph.D. in statistics last month,...
A Galápagos Toroise. Credit: Alexander Forryan New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and vegetation, is able to sustain its unique wildlife habitats. The Galápagos archipelago, rising from the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean some 900 kilometres off the South American mainland, is...