The Science Media Centre of Japan continues to issue English language updates from Japanese scientists and experts as the situation […]
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Outside the evacuation zone: Health effects of low dose radiation
Media coverage and commentary on the crisis in Japan’s Fukeshima Daiichi nuclear plant has focused intensely on possible acute effects […]
Continue readingFukushima – Projections for a radioactive plume
Our colleagues at the UK SMC gathered the comments below. Journalists are free to use these quotes directly in their […]
Continue readingCancer risk test for smokers could be offered at pharmacies
A scientist who helped develop a cheek swab genetic test for lung cancer risk is calling for it to be […]
Continue reading‘I predicted the earthquake’ – scientists respond
UPDATED – new comment below Recent media coverage has focused attention on unfounded claims that earthquakes can be predicted by […]
Continue readingHow long to search for survivors? – A review of evidence from Haiti’s quake
In an effort to assist New Zealand-based rescue efforts, the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness has published a […]
Continue readingSCANZ 2011 – “Listening to the other side”
Earlier this week, the Science Media Centre was involved in organising the annual conference of the Science Communicators’ Association of […]
Continue readingObserving Earth from above: remote sensing and satellite data
UPDATE: ATV Launch successful (see below) This week, top scientists from the European Space Agency are in New Zealand for […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Earth Observing, Nanotech and Job opening at SMC
We’re hiring! One of our media advisors has been snapped up by the science sector which means the SMC is […]
Continue readingFructose in pregnancy may compromise fetal health
Researchers investigating effects of maternal diet on children’s health at the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute are warning pregnant mums […]
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