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A simple device thought to improve the safety of babies sharing their parents’ bed has not been supported by the […]
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In a few months, a remote East Coast town will become the launching pad for a rocket headed for space. […]
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If we are to meet a sodium reduction target by 2025, New Zealanders will have to reduce the salt in […]
Continue readingTūhoe and scientists collaborate on dinosaur hunt – In the news
Ngāi Tūhoe and palaeontologists have teamed up to go digging for dinosaurs and understand more about how these animals lived in […]
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The Science Media Centre welcomes a new staff member, Dr Sarah-Jane O’Connor, as our new media advisor. Sarah-Jane takes over from John […]
Continue readingClimate change facts for Kiwis – Tim Naish and James Renwick
Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Victoria University of Wellington professors Tim Naish and James Renwick – ahead of their nationwide speaking […]
Continue readingJuno spacecraft reaches Jupiter – In the news
After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around […]
Continue readingKiwi students having sex later but riskier – In the news
New Zealand high school students are now more likely to delay sexual activity, but they are less prepared to practice consistent […]
Continue readingNobels’ challenge Greenpeace over GM – Expert reaction
Over 100 Nobel laureates have signed their name to an open letter challenging Greenpeace to end its opposition to genetically […]
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