An article by Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons in the New Zealand Herald highlights the environmental issues surrounding fishing, drawing […]
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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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Science funders need to keep on supporting “blue skies” research — fundamental work that may have no apparent immediate application […]
Continue readingIf the world drops Kyoto, what will New Zealand do?
In the early hours of Saturday morning the UN’s climate change body will release a report that has been described […]
Continue readingScientists must speak out on climate change – academic
The Nelson Mail‘s Sarah Young reports on Professor Glenn McGregor’s presentation at the 34th Annual Meteorological Conference, in which he […]
Continue readingLower drinking age linked to higher longterm harm
American researchers investigating the longterm impacts of a lower legal drinking age in some US states say the evidence points […]
Continue readingScience communication legends on RadioNZ
Two international science communication superstars are in New Zealand this week attending the inaugural ScienceTeller festival in Dunedin. Radio New […]
Continue readingPossible association between the pill and prostate cancer
New research shows that in countries with higher contraceptive pill use by women, men have higher rates of prostate cancer. […]
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