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Author: Peter Griffin

TVNZ/One News: Scientists record music of the sun

In the News  |  Published: 22 June 201011 December 2024

British scientists say that the sun’s coronal loops vibrate like the strings of a guitar, and claim that they have […]

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Obesity hurts our sex lives

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 June 201021 June 2010

It is well established that obesity can negatively affect a person’s quality of life, health and life expectancy. New research, […]

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Newsletter Digest: Soil carbon and emissions, agri-tech at Fieldays and the Qantas Media Awards

Blog  |  Published: 18 June 201021 June 2010

Soil carbon and cutting emissions Did you know that there’s more carbon in the dirt beneath our feet than in […]

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NZ Herald: Study looks at why mum’s kiss is good for baby

In the News  |  Published: 18 June 2010

Eileen Goodwin writes in the New Zealand Herald about a New Zealand-based study which hopes to find out whether a […]

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NZ Herald: Rob Fenwick – Sea levels set for dramatic rise

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 June 2010

Rob Fenwick writes in the New Zealand Herald about sea level rise and the conference he attended which saw 2500 […]

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Taranaki Daily News: Scientist has whale of a time

In the News  |  Published: 17 June 2010

Jared Smith writes in the Taranaki Daily News about Dr Simon Pierce, a kiwi marine scientist who has returned from […]

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Dom Post: Two years on from national water quality plan, nothing has been done

In the News  |  Published: 16 June 2010

Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about the state of New Zealand’s waterways, which are still being polluted despite […]

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ODT/NZPA: Scientists hopeful space capsule will reveal secrets

In the News  |  Published: 16 June 2010

The Japanese space capsule, hopefully containing the first asteroid samples to be brought back to earth, has successfully landed in […]

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TVNZ/NZPA: AgResearch to go offshore for GE clover

In the News  |  Published: 16 June 2010

Some of the research into the development of genetically engineered (GE) clover which could reduce pastoral greenhouse gas emissions will […]

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3 News: NZ methane emissions extremely high

In the News  |  Published: 16 June 2010

Melissa Davies writes for 3 News about New Zealand’s methane emissions, which are fives times the global average per head […]

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