Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 October 202320 October 2023

The 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption shot out an unprecedented amount of water vapour into the sky, reaching heights of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 October 2023

Deadly bird flu virus outbreaks are now starting in places outside Asia, including in Europe and Africa, suggesting a shift […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 October 202314 January 2026

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest report on the state of our atmosphere and […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 29 September 2023

What are the psychological factors behind why youth commit crime? What does the evidence say around prevention? The Science Media […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 September 202311 September 2023

A major UN report has taken stock of how the world is tracking with its Paris Agreement goals. The Synthesis […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 September 2023

Biological invasions cost the global community an estimated USD$423 billion in 2019, and those costs have quadrupled every decade since […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 September 202305 September 2023

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 July 202328 July 2023

US researchers worked with Meta to analyse how the social media company’s algorithms influenced what people saw and believed during […]

Blog | Published: 02 June 202308 June 2023

We are now accepting applications for Data Aotearoa, a free one-off intensive workshop focused on building the next generation of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 May 2023

Authorities have issued a toxic smoke warning in South Auckland after a 70 x 70 metre pile of scrap metal […]