A visiting soil scientist says that conventional farming practices prevent soil from increasing its carbon content – soil carbon is […]
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Sunday Star Times: Sugar-free fails the acid test
Lois Cairns writes in the Sunday Star Times about the damage being caused to children’s teeth by sugar-free, but highly […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Giant tortoises re-established on island
Giant tortoises have been successfully re-introduced to one of the Galapagos islands. The tortoises were at one point threatened with […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Nanoparticle safety, NZ innovation, cellphone masts/radiation and soil carbon
Concerns raised about nanoparticles Creating materials on the nanoscale is an area of science tipped to hold huge potential for […]
Continue readingExperts on Sustainability Council’s nanoparticles report
The Sustainability Council of New Zealand released a report this week looking at what it describes as the “rising tide […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Study rules out phone tower link to cancer
UK researchers have found no evidence linking a pregnant woman’s exposure to radiation from cellphone towers to the development of […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: “No strong evidence” PCP damages genes
The Ministry of Health says that there is no strong evidence that PCP (dioxin) – which was used for many […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Archaeologists and art restorers have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s apostles
Laser technology has allowed the discovery of what are believed to be the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus […]
Continue readingODT: Otago researcher has role in ground-breaking research
An international team of researchers has developed the first solid-state quantum memory device, a development which brings closer highly-secure quantum […]
Continue readingNo link between cellphone towers and early childhood cancers
Concerns have been raised in New Zealand and abroad about whether exposure by pregnant women to electromagnetic radiation from cellphone […]
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