In a two-page spread in the Herald on Sunday, science journalist Jamie Morton lays out ten New Zealand science and […]
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A New Zealand spider is the fastest in the world at snapping up prey with its jaws, according to a […]
Continue reading‘Peak Antibiotics’ documentary on Prime
The NZ On Air-funded documentary Peak Antibiotic, which aired on Prime this week, tells the story of antibiotic resistance and […]
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New Zealand businesses increased their research and development spending by more than 15 per cent in the last year, according […]
Continue readingWet and dry extremes in climate models questioned – Expert reaction
International scientists have pooled together data from the last 1,200 years on the relationship between water and the climate in […]
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International scientists may have overcome an key obstacle in xenotransplantation, successfully transplanting a heart from a pig into a baboon […]
Continue readingHuman sacrifice built complex societies – In the News
Ritual human sacrifice played a central role in helping those at the top of the social hierarchy maintain power over […]
Continue readingAcademics push for sugary drinks tax – In the News
In open letter published this weekend, public health researchers are calling on the Government to introduce a tax on sugary […]
Continue readingProf Peter Kemp on GMOs in the Hawke’s Bay
Writing in Hawke’s Bay Today Professor Peter Kemp, Head of the Institute of Agriculture and the Environment at Massey University, […]
Continue readingThe art of science advice – RNZ
Radio New Zealand science journalist Veronika Meduna recently quizzed New Zealand’s chief science advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, and Australia’s newly-appointed […]
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