NZ Skeptics have bestowed the yearly ‘Bent Spoon Award’ for un-skeptical behaviour upon Consumer magazine, on account of the magazine’s […]
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New plain packaging research – experts respond
As New Zealand deliberates over the introduction of ‘plain packaging’ for cigarettes, a new study confirms that such measures reduce […]
Continue readingIs ‘organic’ food healthier? – experts respond
New research, based on an analysis of several hundred studies, has cast doubt on arguments that organically grown foods are more […]
Continue readingPrevious abortions linked to adverse birth outcomes – experts respond
One of the largest studies to look at the effect of induced abortions on a subsequent first birth has found […]
Continue readingLanzaTech lauded by World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum has included the NZ biofuel company Lanzatech in its selection of Technology Pioneers – the world’s […]
Continue readingBiological curiosities with Alison Campbell – Radio NZ
Radio New Zealand’s Jim Mora talks to University of Waikato’s Alison Campbell, who is trying to stimulate interest in science […]
Continue readingRecord Arctic sea ice loss – experts respond
Satellite measurements showing record low levels of Arctic sea ice have been announced by the US National Snow and Ice Data […]
Continue readingVeronika Meduna on science in Antarctica
Veronika Meduna (from Radio NZ’s Our Changing World) reflects on the New Zealand’s contribution to Antarctic science in a column […]
Continue readingTeen cannabis and IQ in the news
New research investigating adolescent cannabis use and its effect on IQ later in life has been widely covered in the […]
Continue readingTeen cannabis use and IQ – experts respond
The persistent, dependent use of marijuana during adolescence has been linked to later declines in an individual’s intelligence, attention and […]
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