Global stocks of phytoplankton — the foundation of the marine food web, and drivers of the ‘biological pump’ that sequesters […]
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State of the Climate report – Experts respond
The 2009 State of the Climate report by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with contributions from the […]
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Women face long wait for abortions New Zealand women seeking an abortion can expect to wait an average of 25 […]
Continue readingThe Press: Scientists plan to drill deep into Alpine Fault
Paul Gorman writes in The Press about work by international scientists, to take place on NZ’s West Coast, aiming to […]
Continue readingODT: NZ underestimates social scientists
Rob Burton explains why New Zealand’s current attitude towards social science, particularly in agriculture, may be far from optimal. While […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Hospitals packed as flu hits
Elizabeth Binning writes in the New Zealand Herald about the spike in cold and flu cases in Auckland, despite what […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: Researchers aiming to bring whales back
Scot MacKay writes in The Southland Times about efforts by New Zealand researchers to find out how to bring more […]
Continue readingThe Timaru Herald: Bacteria – we’re covered in it
Charley Mann writes in the Timaru Herald about the bacteria which cover all of our surfaces and which, according to […]
Continue readingDom Post: Alzheimer’s research ‘a breakthrough’
Kate Newton writes in the Dominion Post about researchers in Australia who have identified how the proteins which cause Alzheimer’s, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Frogs take huge leap of faith
Amelia Wade writes in the New Zealand Herald about a species of frog, discovered by University of Otago scientists, which […]
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