A leak in the Maui natural gas pipeline has caused a large outage of gas dependent services in the North […]
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Whooping cough on the rise
Whooping cough infections are on the rise and health officials are concerned the number of cases could reach epidemic proportions. […]
Continue readingHeads Up: MeNZB revisited, urban heat islands, Rena’s king tides
Click here to read the SMC Heads-Up newsletter for analysis of the week’s leading science stories and news tips for […]
Continue readingAnalysis confirms global warming data, accounts for urban heat islands
US scientists have just released evidence of a rise in the average world land temperature, confirming earlier studies and addressing […]
Continue readingCould ‘Google Maps for ships’ have saved Rena?
International rule-changes mean some ships in New Zealand’s seaways are switching from using traditional navigation techniques and paper charts to […]
Continue readingEarthquake commission hears from scientists
Scientists spoke this week at the first of many hearings held by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury […]
Continue readingEurope rules out stem cell patents – experts respond
Europe’s highest court has made a landmark ruling preventing the patenting of research techniques that use stem cells. The move […]
Continue readingProfessor Lennon: MeNZB delay “ethically and morally defunct”
The SMC put the following questions to Professor Diana Lennon, head of Clinical Paediatrics, School of Medicine, at Auckland University, […]
Continue readingMeNZB silver lining: national immunisation register
New Zealanders who invested about $200 million in creating and using a vaccine for serogroup B meningococcal disease — just […]
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Antarctic fishing slips under the radar – Editorial
An editorial in this week’s Waikato Times highlights the issue of commercial fisheries in the Antarctic. The topic was also […]
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