Wearable AI forecasts prolonged sitting in women with chronic pelvic pain disorders
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach using…
Treasury Performance Improvement Review finds ministers losing confidence, criticises ‘weak’ economic forecasting, missed cost blowouts at ACC and Health NZ
“This set in motion a self-reinforcing dynamic in which ministers became less confident in the Treasury’s advice, the…
How an AI system learned to write expert-level scientific code
A new study shows how ERA combines large language models with tree search to rapidly build expert-level research…
Can a geological thermometer help forecast hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone?
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This…
Heavy rain forecast for Hawke’s Bay and Tararua
Rainfall of 10-13mm was recorded in the Napier-Hastings area, where conditions were clearing at about midday, when rain…
Infometrics tips three OCR hikes from as early as May in hawkish RBNZ call
He also sees the OCR reaching 4% by mid-2027 and as high as 4.5% in the first half…
International Monetary Fund downgrades global economic outlook – how did New Zealand fare?
In this case, the world’s GDP growth falls from an expected 3.4% in 2026 to 3.1% in 2026.…
Dynamic AI models detect body tipping points to forecast disease before symptoms
The editorial, “Dynamics-driven medical big data mining: dynamic approaches to early disease forecasting and individualized care,” published in…
Winter downturn: Economic recovery now ‘unlikely’ until 2027 – ASB
That would result in weaker GDP with annual growth forecasts for 2026 reduced by around 1.6 percentage points,…
Blood lipid–hormone ratios predict future asthma attacks years in advance
A large biobank study reveals that subtle imbalances between inflammatory lipids and steroids in the blood can identify…
New River Chemistry Insights May Boost Coastal Ocean Modeling
Source: Global Biogeochemical Cycles Rivers deliver freshwater, nutrients, and carbon to Earth’s oceans, influencing the chemistry of coastal…
Kiwibank economic outlook: Brighter days ahead with 2026 recovery tipped
Bank economist Sabrina Delgado criticised the Reserve Bank for a “misstep”. While it cut the Official Cash Rate…