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A report reviewing the tsunami hazard in New Zealand has received intense media coverage this week. The report, updating a […]
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]
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A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used as a first-line to treatment for low blood sugars in newborns, […]
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The editorial in today’s Dominion Post focuses on the issue of science education in New Zealand secondary schools, following the […]
Continue readingSleep a weighty issue for boys
Poor sleep habits have been linked with teen weight gain in a new study, but the findings only seem to […]
Continue readingOne-to-one midwife care effective, less expensive
Australian research has shown that one-on-one midwife care — the standard approach in New Zealand — is just as effective […]
Continue readingChemical warfare nothing new – Allan Blackman
Associate Professor Allan Blackman, from the University of Otago Chemistry Department, writes about the history of chemical warfare in his […]
Continue readingThe next global climate report – Get your head around IPCC AR5
Six years on from the last major climate report, the global community of climate scientists are gearing up to release […]
Continue readingFizzy drink, genetics team up to cause gout
New research has identified a genetic variant which affects the occurrence of gout in individuals already at risk of the […]
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