ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Thurs 24 June, 10:30 am (NZT) Did you know that there’s more carbon in the dirt beneath […]
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Swine flu: nearly a third of us immune
A study of the spread of swine flu during the pandemic shows that almost a third of New Zealanders (1.26 […]
Continue readingOil drilling and exploration in NZ’s deep waters
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Thurs 10 June, 11 am (NZT) Over past decades, the drive to discover large new petroleum reserves […]
Continue readingMobile phones and cancer risk – Interphone study
Increasing mobile phone use has led to public concern about possible cancer risks. The long-anticipated Interphone study is the largest, […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Mobile phones and cancer risk
The release of a 10-year WHO study into mobile phone use and brain cancer risk — Interphone — has led […]
Continue readingSustainable mining? – scientists weigh in
ONLINE BRIEFING: Monday 3 May, 11 AM NZT Hidden beneath our stunning landscapes — and formed by the same relentless […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Blue Energy conference – the state of wave and tidal energy in NZ
Marine energy proponents, investors and researchers converged in Wellington today (19 Apr) for the start of Blue Energy — Aotearoa […]
Continue readingBlood alcohol limit – 50 vs. 80 – what impact for drivers?
A reduction in the legal blood alcohol limit is one proposal in the Ministry of Transport’s Safer Journeys 10-year road […]
Continue readingLarge Hadron Collider success celebrated – research finally underway
Today, scientists at CERN in Geneva erupted into cheers as the world’s largest particle accelerator produced its first planned proton […]
Continue readingScience sector merger announced
As foreshadowed earlier this month, State Services Minister Tony Ryall today announced a merger of New Zealand’s science policy and […]
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