Adolescents suffering from depression can benefit just as much from specialised computer therapy as they do from one-to-one therapy with […]
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Research ‘filling the gaps’ on 1080
A recent University of Otago study into the effects of a 1080 poison operation challenges claims about the negative impacts […]
Continue readingSMC Heads-Up to April 26: food labelling, fracking and earthquakes, neutrino no show
The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]
Continue readingUK, US reports link fracking and quakes
The number of earthquakes in the central United States rose “spectacularly” near where oil and gas drillers disposed of wastewater […]
Continue readingGM pine attack ‘misguided’ – editorial
An editorial in the Dominion Post examines the issue of GM in New Zealand following an activist attack on a […]
Continue readingNZ scientists explore origins of cosmic rays
Buried more than 2 kilometers deep in the ice under the South Pole, the IceCube neutrino detector seems like an […]
Continue reading‘Jet-lagged’ bees cause media buzz
New research investigating the impact of anaesthetic on bees’ body clocks has been featured widely in the news this week. […]
Continue readingUK Report confirms fracking caused minor quakes
A report from independent experts into seismic risk associated with hydraulic fracturing commissioned by the UK’s Department of Energy and […]
Continue readingGM Pine attack in the news
The vandalism of a pine plantation containing genetically modified trees has been widely covered in the media, raising the profile […]
Continue readingESR’s future crime scene technology on Radio NZ
For Morning Report, Radio New Zealand science reporter Will Hine talked with experts from Crown Research Institute ESR about the […]
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