Controversy has engulfed the venerable Times Atlas of the World, which in its newest edition, claims warming has turned 15% […]
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According to Prof Sir Paul Callaghan, the Kiwi media are doing OK, but could do better in science coverage – […]
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Professor Sir Paul Callaghan delivered Victoria University’s Inaugural Chancellor’s Lecture to 1500 people in the Wellington Town Hall on 14 […]
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A comprehensive nutrition survey has revealed more about what New Zealanders are eating – and how it is affecting our […]
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Auckland doctor, Professor John Kolbe, President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, has signed — on behalf of Australasia […]
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Writing for the Dominion Post‘s Business Day, Jon Morgan holds up solid new research as an example of why science […]
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The Government today released the report of the Emissions Trading Scheme review panel, which was tasked with looking at the […]
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New Zealand’s latest nutrition survey shows the nation’s obesity epidemic surged ahead over the past dozen years — even though […]
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New research provides compelling evidence that human males are biologically wired to care for their offspring, showing for the first […]
Continue readingExplosion at French nuclear reactor – experts respond
An explosion at a French nuclear reactor has killed one person and injured others, but experts say there is no […]
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