The 2009 Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing competition invites you to write about the place - past or present or future - of human beings in the universe.
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The Royal Society of New Zealand today confirmed the appointment of Dr Garth Carnaby as its 47th President. Dr Carnaby is an elected Fellow of the Academy and has spent his career in research.
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As the planet faces the most dangerous century in its 4.5 billion year history, the UK's Astronomer Royal Martin Lord Rees looks into his crystal ball.
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