This weekend, Radio New Zealand’s Kim Hill caught up with Vincent Heeringa – Director of Tangible Media Ltd, co-founder of […]
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Multiple sclerosis genome study offers treatment clues
A large international study has identified many new genetic variations linked to multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, which included New […]
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With record inflation in New Zealand, growing unease about the price of milk and rising food costs globally, nutrition experts […]
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The Hauraki Gulf is suffering from extensive environmental degradation due to a variety of factors, according to a report released […]
Continue readingImpacts of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’
Hydraulic fracturing — a technology commonly known as “fraccing” or “fracking” — widely used in the oil and gas industry […]
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A high-pressure method for extracting oil and natural gas has been gaining attention as its use is grows in New […]
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Writing for the New York Times, Cornelia Dean looks at a new US initiative aiming to get scientists out of […]
Continue readingExperts respond: UK Riots and crowd psychology
As rioting continues in London and other UK cities, the public are left wondering how the mob mentality of a […]
Continue readingLong working hours linked to drinking problems
People who work long hours are more likely to have drinking problems involving alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence, according a […]
Continue readingWhy scientists won’t debate Lord Monckton
The New Zealand Herald Online has published a strongly-worded editorial from Australian cognitive scientist Stephan Lewandowsky on the nature of […]
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