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The Antarctic Ross Sea will remain open to fishing in all areas following the failure of an international meeting to […]
Continue readingProtecting the Maui’s dolphin in Auckland
Writing for Fairfax’s Auckland Now, reporter Delwyn Dickey examines the science and politics of protecting the Maui’s dolphin. An excerpt […]
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The government’s Health Select Committee has reported back on proposed legislation for regulating natural health products, with all parties involved […]
Continue readingHurricane Sandy – Experts Respond
Hurricane Sandy, currently hitting the East Coast of the United States, shares several similarities with Cyclone Giselle – which sunk […]
Continue readingScience Media Centre Internship 2013
The Science Media Centre is looking for a summer intern / volunteer to lend a hand with day-to-day operations of […]
Continue readingHurricane Sandy and climate change – Kevin Trenberth
Writing for the website The Conversation, US-based New Zealander Dr Kevin Trenberth notes the contribution of climate change to Hurricane Sandy […]
Continue reading2012 Marsden Grants fund ‘blue skies’ research
‘Will changes in the atmosphere and ozone layer affect New Zealand’s weather?’, ‘Can we design an invisibility device?’, ‘How do […]
Continue readingVaried NZ reaction to Italian quake trial
The manslaughter conviction of six Italian scientists and a government official for underestimating the risks of an earthquake has sparked […]
Continue readingDNA reveals diversity among first New Zealanders
University of Otago researchers have sequenced the mitochondrial DNA from several human samples extracted from the Wairau Bar burial site […]
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