John Kerr, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 July 201428 March 2016

Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 ‘reflect trends of a warming planet’ — says the latest […]

In the News | Published: 16 July 201428 March 2016

New Zealand’s population is changing and we need to be ready to face the challenges that come with it, according […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 July 201428 March 2016

Scientists have identified a set of 10 proteins in the blood which can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s, marking a […]

In the News | Published: 04 July 201404 July 2014

Through DNA analysis of 36 different hair samples, Oxford researchers have found no proof of the existence of an anomalous […]

In the News | Published: 04 July 201428 March 2016

A newly discovered exoplanet exhibits curious behaviour, orbiting just one member of a pair of stars in a binary star […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 03 July 201403 July 2014

Writing for Idealog, Profs John Boys and Grant Covic from the University of Auckland discuss their commercialised energy transfer research […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 June 201428 March 2016

A new voluntary food labelling system aims to give Australian and New Zealand consumers greater insight in the nutritional value […]

In the News | Published: 26 June 2014

Scientist are planning to drill deep in the Alpine Fault to learn more about the fault and the earthquakes it produces […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 June 201428 March 2016

A controversial retracted study on the toxicology of genetically modified corn and pesticide has been republished in a new journal. […]

In the News | Published: 24 June 201428 March 2016

A series of three strong quakes struck the Kermadec Islands this morning but have not triggered tsunami warnings here in […]