An international group of scientists met in Auckland this weekend for the inaugural Marine Conservation Think Tank to develop a […]
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Total Diet Study – the findings analysed
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) officials say the five-yearly Total Diet Study — analysis based on research done in […]
Continue readingSmart grid would be a smart move – academic
New Zealand’s electricity industry and regulators could usefully collaborate with academic researchers on randomised testing to provide insights into household […]
Continue readingClimate changes mean tough times ahead for Pacific islands
Australian scientists have released a new report on climate change in the Pacific detailing rising sea levels, increasing temperatures andincreases […]
Continue readingNZ faces moral obligations as climate changes hit – scientist
New Zealand may initially get off relatively lightly as the world increasingly experiences the consequences of climate change, but will still […]
Continue readingSMC Heads-Up: Extreme weather, RSNZ Medals, $60M science challenge
Click below to read the Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter bringing you the latest science and tech news and […]
Continue readingSupport scientific curiosity: winning researcher
Science funders need to keep on supporting “blue skies” research — fundamental work that may have no apparent immediate application […]
Continue readingIf the world drops Kyoto, what will New Zealand do?
In the early hours of Saturday morning the UN’s climate change body will release a report that has been described […]
Continue readingLower drinking age linked to higher longterm harm
American researchers investigating the longterm impacts of a lower legal drinking age in some US states say the evidence points […]
Continue readingPossible association between the pill and prostate cancer
New research shows that in countries with higher contraceptive pill use by women, men have higher rates of prostate cancer. […]
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