Anna Rushworth writes in the New Zealand Herald about a meeting later this month in which experts will decide whether […]
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NZ Herald: How sex, food and war drive technology
Andrew Stone reviews the book Sex Bombs And Burgers: How War, Porn And Fast Food Created Technology As We Know […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Hopes pinned on GM milk
Chris Barton writes in the NZ Herald about the vigorous debate over the use of genetic modification (GM) in the […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Blood alcohol, the GRA Summit and Phil Jones’ exoneration
The science of blood alcohol levels The Government is considering whether or not to reduce the current adult blood alcohol […]
Continue readingNIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook: April – June 2010
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A warm end to Autumn” Most of the country […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pat Pilcher: NZahead report is right – we could do better
Patrick Pilchar writes, in an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald, about New Zealand’s poor innovation performance, most recently […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: NZ study shows the pill can reduce cysts
A study produced by two Auckland researchers suggests that the contraceptive pill could be an effective means of reducing the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: Cuckoo steps up evolutionary arms race: study
The completion of the first detailed look into the relationship between New Zealand’s shining cuckoos and grey warblers suggests that […]
Continue readingAgricultural emissions – the global effort to reduce them
Officials and scientists from 28 countries that have signed up to the Global Research Alliance will arrive in Wellington next […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Top UK scientist urges NZ to keep open mind on GM
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald that the PM’s chief science advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman’s UK counterpart, […]
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