This article, reposted from The Conversation, is based on new research co-authored by Allan Wilson Centre researchers Gabrielle Beans-Picon (Massey […]
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IceCube catches interstellar prey
Buried more than two kilometres deep in the ice under the South Pole, the IceCube neutrino detector seems like an […]
Continue readingDid saving the ozone layer ‘pause’ warming?
The ban on ozone-depleting CFCs, under the Montreal Protocol, may have contributed to the recent hiatus in global surface temperature […]
Continue reading‘Crispr’ gene tech a game changer? – Experts respond
The current front page of UK newspaper The Independent sports an article headlined ‘The Next Genetic Revolution’, exclusively detailing ‘Crispr’ – […]
Continue readingDrink driving limits – experts respond
The Government plans to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres […]
Continue readingTime to shift climate debate – The Gisborne Herald
An Editorial in the Gisborne Herald makes a stand on climate deniers’ correspondence in the paper’s letters section. You can […]
Continue readingAntarctic marine reserve bid fails – expert responds
Efforts to reach an international agreement establishing a Marine Protected Area in Antarctica’s Ross Sea have failed for the third […]
Continue readingSaturated fats debate plays out in media
by SMC media advisor John Kerr It was once taken for granted that dietary fat was what made us… well… […]
Continue readingSARS may have originated in bats – experts respond
Two novel coronaviruses that are closely related to SARS have been found in Chinese horseshoe bats. The results of research, […]
Continue readingMarsden Fund awards $59 million for research
‘Can plants get sunburnt?’, ‘how and when does cooperation develop in infants?’ and ‘how has religion shaped Kiwi attitudes?’ These […]
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