T. Black

Jul 21, 2024 | thespinoff.co.nz | T. Black

Aotearoa’s organ donation system is under pressure. The Spinoff investigates the problem – and how we might fix it. At Dunedin Airport, passengers are boarding a small turboprop plane. The clock is ticking and they are in a hurry to get back to Auckland. Carefully, they slide three chilly bins to the back of the aircraft, buckle up their seat belts, and prepare for take off. Inside the chilly bins, triple-bagged for sterility, are organs nestled on ice.

Jan 11, 2024 | thespinoff.co.nz | T. Black

Societyabout 12 hours agoSummer reissue: We are all indebted to the people who donate their bodies for medical teaching and research. For those who work with them, their humanity is never lost. First published on August 9, 2023. Click here to read more of our Death Week content. The museumA soft glow filters into the small room. On a shelf, a human foot with one black toe is stewing in a jar. A ruptured spleen and a diseased bowel linger nearby, submerged in jars of yellow liquid.

Aug 31, 2023 | nature.com | Carolina Voigt |Kathryn Bennett |T. Black |Charles Chevrier-Dion |Georg Guggenberger |Wasi Hashmi | +9 more

AbstractArctic wetlands are known methane (CH4) emitters but recent studies suggest that the Arctic CH4 sink strength may be underestimated. Here we explore the capacity of well-drained Arctic soils to consume atmospheric CH4 using >40,000 hourly flux observations and spatially distributed flux measurements from 4 sites and 14 surface types.

Aug 8, 2023 | thespinoff.co.nz | T. Black

We are all indebted to the people who donate their bodies for medical teaching and research. For those who work with them, their humanity is never lost. All week long The Spinoff will be opening up about the end. Click here to read more of our Death Week content. The museumA soft glow filters into the small room. On a shelf, a human foot with one black toe is stewing in a jar. A ruptured spleen and a diseased bowel linger nearby, submerged in jars of yellow liquid. Brains sit preserved indefinitely.

Jul 4, 2023 | nature.com | Jens Kattge |Jacob Nelson |Christian Wirth |Michael Bahn |Mirela Beloiu |T. Black | +23 more

AbstractFundamental axes of variation in plant traits result from trade-offs between costs and benefits of resource-use strategies at the leaf scale. However, it is unclear whether similar trade-offs propagate to the ecosystem level.