Two commentaries published in today’s issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal call on authorities to make the right movies […]
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Science, celebrity and social media collide in vaccination debate
Stuff.co.nz’s Katie Kenny reports on an online furore over vaccination kicked off by actor Jim Carrey, but further fuelled by […]
Continue readingToo much food driving obesity epidemic
Too much energy-dense food is driving the obesity epidemic in high income countries like New Zealand, say the authors of […]
Continue readingPluto steals the limelight in stellar block-out
Stargazers this morning caught a glimpse of a rare astronomical event as ‘dwarf planet’ Pluto passed in front of a […]
Continue readingR&D funding doesn’t always equal innovation – Expert reaction
Does throwing more money into business R&D always create innovative new products and services? New research suggests the picture is […]
Continue readingSperm banking for young men – Expert reaction
A bioethicist’s call for young men to freeze their sperm for future use has received a chilly reception from independent […]
Continue readingAntarctic biodiversity needs protection – Expert reaction
Antarctica is teeming with life, but that life needs protection, say the authors of a new review published in Nature. […]
Continue readingNZ Sea Lion endangered – in the news
The rare New Zealand Seal Lion has been listed as ‘Endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The […]
Continue readingEveryday chemicals could trigger cancer when mixed
Mixtures of common chemicals used in our environment may act in concert with each other in the human body to […]
Continue readingNZ Sea Lion now ‘Endangered’ – Expert reaction
The status of the New Zealand Sea Lion has moved from ‘Vulnerable’ to the more serious ‘Endangered’ category in the […]
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