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In the Dominion Post ex-NWIA climate scientist Prof Jim Salinger writes about the climate record he helped to create – […]
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New research comparing national rates of physical inactivity has seen New Zealanders – ranked 27 out of 122 nations – […]
Continue readingGreening the red zone in Christchurch
Christchurch researchers have retrospectively analysed the Canterbury quakes from the perspective of urban forest management, highlighting the important role trees […]
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The claims of sports products, such as drinks and footwear, suffer from a “striking lack of evidence” according to a […]
Continue readingAlgal blooms re-evaluated for carbon capture
Northern hemisphere researchers who put tonnes of iron into the Southern Ocean say it not only triggered a massive algal […]
Continue readingAvian malaria in NZ birds provides clues to invasive parasites
British scientists who have become the first researchers to document key characteristics for the success of invading parasites, have also […]
Continue readingUK Government to open up publicly funded research
The UK government has made a commitment that all publicly funded research should be published under an open access model, […]
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