Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald that the PM’s chief science advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman’s UK counterpart, […]
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NZ Herald: Recession eclipses planet’s problems
Eloise Gibson of the NZ Herald writes about the results of a recent survey showing that, over the last year, […]
Continue readingWaikato Times:Trains go faster than we think
Nicole Brennan writes in the Waikato Times about research from the University of Waikato showing that people’s perception of the […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Future electronics, meat consumption and the NZBio and Kea Awards
Life after silicon – future electronics The journal Science gives over much of this week’s issue to the role silicon-based […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Asthma sufferers get help from blackcurrants
Blackcurrants contain a compound which could help lungs fight inflammation, according to research conducted by Plant and Food Research. The […]
Continue readingElectronics – where to from here?
This week’s edition of Science has a special feature devoted to silicon and its use in electronics. As we reach […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Female stick insects happy to go it alone
Research into New Zealand’s stick insects have shown that female stick insects do not need male stick insects in order […]
Continue readingScience sector merger announced
As foreshadowed earlier this month, State Services Minister Tony Ryall today announced a merger of New Zealand’s science policy and […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Geologists show how NZ and Australia broke apart
A mathematical model which was created to show how Australia and New Zealand originally broke apart suggests the same process […]
Continue readingReport: Climate impact of cutting back on cattle questioned
A report presented this week at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society suggests that despite claims to […]
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