A short meditation program can produce physical changes in the brain, reports new research. American and Chinese researchers report in […]
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SMC Heads-Up to 14 June: Transit of Venus, HRC funding, life on Mars?
The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]
Continue readingPeter Gluckman on the next ten years of NZ science
Prof Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, charts a course for the future of New Zealand in […]
Continue readingToby Manhire, Peter Griffin at the Transit of Veunus Forum
Columnist Toby Manhire writes about his experience so far at the Transit of Venus Forum – Lifting Our Horizons, for […]
Continue readingTransit of Venus forum tackles big issues
The Dominion Post‘s Hawke’s bay reporter, Marty Sharp (winner of the the 2012 Cannon Media Award for the Reporter – […]
Continue readingHRC Funding for the health of New Zealanders
Millions of dollars are being invested into the health of New Zealander’s through the government funding body, the Health Research […]
Continue readingExercise doesn’t help depression – experts respond
Exercise does not improve depression treatment outcomes, according to new research. However experts are divided over the findings. The findings […]
Continue readingTuatara teeth ‘saw’ food apart
The tuatara, an iconic New Zealand reptile, chews its food in a way unlike any other animal on the planet […]
Continue readingSKA in SA – Astronomy for Africa
In a guest post for the Australian science site The Conversation, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Dean of Engineering at University of […]
Continue readingWWF report in the news
A report produced by the Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF) this week has garnered widespread media attentions as it calls into […]
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