2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, is drawing to a close. This year’s targets for global biodiversity conservation — the […]
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Newsletter Digest: COP16, the Year of Biodiversity and Engineering for Seismic Hazards
Kyoto focus in Cancun climate talks Predictably fraught negotiations appear to have dominated the COP16 climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, […]
Continue reading2010 Global temperatures in top 3 warmest on record – WMO
The World Meteorological Organization released its draft annual statement on the status of global climate today at UN climate talks […]
Continue readingArsenic-eating bacteria expand scope of what life could be
NASA researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria in a lake in California that uses arsenic as one of its […]
Continue readingLong term exposure to pesticides may be linked to dementia
Long-term exposure to pesticides could raise the risk of developing dementia, a study published today in the journal Occupational and […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Power plays threaten climate summit
In an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald, Brian Fallow writes about COP16, the latest international climate change talks, […]
Continue readingNIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook: December 2010 – February 2011
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A typical La Niña summer likely” A moderate to […]
Continue readingMining expert David Cliff arrives at Pike River
Australian mining expert David Cliff has arrived at the Pike River site, as work continues to try and recover the […]
Continue readingEuropean ban on bisphenol A in baby bottles — expert reaction
The European Commission decided last week to bar use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles. This […]
Continue readingSir Paul Callaghan wins top PM’s science prize
On Friday last week, in Auckland, the winners for this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes were announced, with Sir Paul […]
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