A mumps outbreak in Auckland has hit 300 cases this year, more than the last 16 years combined, due in […]
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High carb diet linked to poorer health – Expert Reaction
People with high carb diets are more likely to have poor health than people with high fat diets, according to […]
Continue readingHurricane Harvey – Expert Reaction
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the USA on August 26 as a category 4 storm, and has caused extensive flooding […]
Continue readingSexism the likely driver of gender pay gap – In the News
A common argument for why the gender pay gap exists is that women tend to work in lower-paid occupations, but […]
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Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger
Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]
Continue readingMethane emissions from burning fossil fuels higher than expected – In the News
Researchers looking at air trapped within Antarctic ice have found humans are putting more methane into the atmosphere through fossil […]
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Election 2017 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
Continue readingLow Vitamin C speeds up leukaemia in mice – Expert Reaction
US researchers have uncovered a reason why low vitamin C may speed up the development of leukaemia in mice. Unlike […]
Continue readingThe Spinoff tackles climate change week
In a week-long series, The Spinoff has devoted its attention to climate change: sponsored by Al Gore’s new movie, An Inconvenient […]
Continue readingClimate change will make Wellington warmer – In the News
The country’s capital will have warmer autumns and rainier winters by 2090, according to a new Niwa climate report. The […]
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