Australian scientists are claiming success following completion of a New Zealand-backed pilot carbon capture and storage project that saw thousands […]
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SMC Heads-Up to 15 December: Science journalism standards, Geothermal’s potential, science on screen
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Continue readingPicking winners in troubled waters – marine reserves
Designating ecologically-poor slabs of the ocean — which miners and fishers don’t want — as marine protected areas (MPA) is […]
Continue readingTime is running out – NZ scientists say why limiting global warming to 2degC is important
As delegates at the United Nations climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, negotiate what — if any — binding […]
Continue readingNZ Expert: “Slow” progress at Durban climate talks
A New Zealand energy expert who has just arrived back from the COP17 climate talks in Durban, says progress during […]
Continue readingScientists protest DOC cuts
In an open letter to the Conservation Minister, a group of over 100 New Zealand scientists have expressed their “collective […]
Continue readingChristmas and the psychology of gift-giving
Finance writer Diane Clement explores the psychology of gift-giving in a New Zealand Herald article, drawing on kiwi experts and […]
Continue readingExperts on factors which influence brain development in-utero and after birth
You are what you eat – so we are told, but can nutrition have an impact on how brainy your […]
Continue readingSMC Heads-Up to 8 December: Ocean Think Tank, SCANZ 2012 and Smart Meters
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Continue readingCoral Sea: “Don’t worry about a couple of degrees” – professor
Warming of the oceans may not be as terrible an experience for fish in some waters which are already warm […]
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