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Author: Laura Goodall

Prostate cancer survival rates in New Zealand grim

In the News  |  Published: 08 May 201528 March 2016

New Zealand men with advanced or metastatic prostate cancer need new treatment guidelines to ensure improved, more consistent and more equitable […]

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Fiordland a hotspot for carbon burial – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions, In the News  |  Published: 06 May 201528 March 2016

New Zealand’s stunning Fiordland punches above its weight when it comes to storing organic carbon, according to a new analysis […]

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Spinning spacecraft on the radio

In the News  |  Published: 04 May 201528 March 2016

Dr. Duncan Steel, New Zealand-based space scientist, spoke on the Radio New Zealand show Our Changing World on 30th April about the out-of-control […]

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Failed spacecraft mission – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 April 201528 March 2016

A Russian spacecraft due to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has failed in its mission and is now […]

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Sugar, carbohydrates, exercise and obesity – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 April 201528 March 2016

US and South African scientists question whether we can overcome an unhealthy diet through exercise alone. In an editorial in the British […]

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Scientists sequencing DNA of endangered tuatara – Dominion Post

In the News  |  Published: 22 April 201528 March 2016

The Dominion Post‘s Olivia Wannan looks at how sequencing DNA from the tuatara could help conservationists develop a better way to bring […]

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Sorting antiques from modern shams – Stuff.co.nz

In the News  |  Published: 20 April 201528 March 2016

Nikki Macdonald reports in Stuff.co.nz how the radiocarbon dating lab in Lower Hutt gave the 26000 Vodka brand its name, confirmed […]

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UPDATED: Funding new medicines in NZ – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 April 201528 March 2016

Funding new medicines in New Zealand can take over eight years and recommending a drug as high priority does not […]

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NZ startup creates 3D-printed, battery-powered rocket engine

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 201528 March 2016

Rocket Lab, the Auckland-based aerospace company, unveiled its latest innovation at the US Space Symposium this week: a 3D-printed, battery-powered rocket engine. Rocket Lab […]

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Evidence of liquid water on Mars – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 April 201517 April 2015

Scientists have found evidence that liquid water is currently present on Mars – but does this mean that there might […]

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