Australian scientists have released a new report on climate change in the Pacific detailing rising sea levels, increasing temperatures andincreases […]
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SMC Heads-Up to 1 December: Pacific climate threat, euthanasia & Rena research
Click below to read the Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter bringing you the latest science and tech news and […]
Continue reading‘Dr Moa’ on Radio New Zealand
On Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon show Kathry Ryan interviewed paleozoologist Trevor Worthy (AKA ‘Dr Moa’) about New Zealand’s […]
Continue readingKiwi scientist on mega-organism ancestor research
Life was born complex, with the primordial ocean acting as a kind of genetic swap-shop over hundreds of millions of […]
Continue readingEuthanasia in New Zealand – expert views
Record numbers of suicides among elderly people and controversies such as the sentencing of academic Sean Davison for “counseling and […]
Continue readingExperts on recommendation to legalise euthanasia in Canada
Last week, the Royal Society of Canada released the final report of their expert panel on end-of-life decision making. The […]
Continue readingFuther climate research emails released – experts respond
The apparent release of further email correspondence between climate researchers based at the University of East Anglia is believed to […]
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Fishing for the truth on ocean protection
An article by Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons in the New Zealand Herald highlights the environmental issues surrounding fishing, drawing […]
Continue readingNZ faces moral obligations as climate changes hit – scientist
New Zealand may initially get off relatively lightly as the world increasingly experiences the consequences of climate change, but will still […]
Continue readingRutherford Medal Winner on Radio NZ
Prof Christine Winterbourn from the University of Otago, Christchurch, winner of the 2011 Rutherford Medal, was interviewed by Kim Hill (of […]
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