In his opening speech to Parliament, Prime Minister John Key has signaled increased spending for science and innovation as part […]
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Millions of people wasting time trying to get fit?
Are many of us wasting our time with efforts to get in shape? An article in the New Zealand Herald […]
Continue readingNew Zealand leads the way in high temperature superconductors
This week, the 18th International Superconductivity Industry Summit (ISIS-18) will take place in Wellington. The Summit brings together various companies […]
Continue readingIs science system ‘heading in right direction’? – NZAS survey
‘No’, say more than half of Crown Research Institute (CRI) scientists and nearly a third of university scientists, according to […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Rainfall data vital to fight fires and flooding
Eloise Gibson of the New Zealand Herald writes, in the second of a four-part series on the subject, about the […]
Continue readingDom Post: Tagging could unleash farm innovation
Claire McEntee of the Dominion Post talks about a new, controversial tagging scheme for livestock which could eventually boost farm […]
Continue readingDom Post: Stone the crows – it’s the first time I’ve heard of that
Bob Brockie of the Dominion Post discusses some of the science discoveries over the last month that, while fascinating, didn’t […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Millions wasting their time trying to get fit, says study
Research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology suggests that the benefits of aerobic exercise are not universal, and that […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Wakefield chastised, the IPCC furore, and conventions galore
Lancet kills MMR paper 10 years on The move by London-based medical journal The Lancet to retract a ten year […]
Continue readingResearch calls for substantial reduction in salt intake
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this month has prompted calls in Europe for EU-wide […]
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