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Expert Reactions | Published: 10 July 201812 February 2019

The Samoan Government has seized supplies of the MMR vaccine following the deaths of two children. Reports suggest two children, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 July 201820 August 2018

Wiltshire woman Dawn Sturgess has died eight days after becoming critically ill following poisoning by Novichok nerve agent. Our friends […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 July 2018

Five days since they were discovered in a cave in Thailand, the 12 young football players and their coach remain trapped, […]

Blog | Published: 05 July 201812 July 2018

In July 2008, a small team with a big mission launched from a back room in the Royal Society’s heritage […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 July 201812 February 2019

The latest annual Ministry of Health report on the quality of New Zealand’s drinking water has revealed 19 per cent of people are exposed […]

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions | Published: 04 July 201818 February 2019

The Government has set a goal to plant one billion trees over 10 years, including radiata pine. But new research […]

In the News | Published: 02 July 201820 August 2018

There’s been a changing of the guard in the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor’s office over the weekend, with outgoing […]

In the News | Published: 29 June 201812 February 2019

There’s yet another piece of evidence to suggest New Caledonian crows might be the smartest birds around: new research has […]

In the News | Published: 27 June 201812 February 2019

The Land and Water Forum has reported back to Government with a series of recommendation for improving water quality, but […]

In the News | Published: 22 June 201812 February 2019

Despite improvements in stroke prevention and management, the number of strokes in New Zealand will increase by 40 per cent […]