More than 200 scientists are meeting this week in Wellington to discuss extreme weather events at the Extreme Weather Conference […]
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Rapid Roundup: Bushfires in Perth – experts respond
Bushfires in Perth which began yesterday have destroyed or threatened a number of homes, farms and vineyards, and forced hundreds […]
Continue readingRadiation from cardia angioplasty or myocardial perfusion imaging increases cancer risk
A study of more than 82,000 heart patients in Quebec was published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). […]
Continue readingMeat ‘gassing’ – what are the facts?
News reports within the last day or two have revealed that some of New Zealand’s meat undergoes a process called […]
Continue readingStuff: Aussie dung beetles are coming
ERMA has given permission for ten species of Australian dung beetles to be brought over to New Zealand, to help […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Stem cell hope for kidney patients
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about research, led by New Zealand scientists Alan Davidson, which has found […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Cyclone Yasi, Pink Terraces and the Year of Chemistry
Yasi: nature’s devastating power In the end it wasn’t as severe as it could have been as category 5 Cyclone […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: NZ’s cooler waters protect us from the worst storms
Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about the factors which protect New Zealand from storms such as Cyclone […]
Continue readingODT: Easiest option on marine reserves
An editorial in the Otago Daily Times discusses the news that the government will establish three large marine reserves, and […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Paul Callaghan awarded New Zealander of the Year
Professor Sir Paul Callaghan, one of New Zealand’s top experts in nanotechnology and magnetic resonance imaging, has been named Kiwibank […]
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