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This week’s New Scientist magazine features research from University of Otago researcher Robert Hannah suggests Rome’s beloved Pantheon, originally built […]
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Three New Zealand marine experts have joined scientists from around the world in signing the Monaco Declaration, which aims to […]
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Dear science reporters, Upcoming events, new research and SMC backgrounders and a taste of what might be on the news […]
Continue readingNIWA’s climate outlook to April
La Niña continues, with mild conditions nationally, and likely dry in the south NIWA – A moderate La Niña in […]
Continue readingSpa-like seawater conditions 50 million years ago
GNS Science: If you lived in New Zealand 50 million years ago, you would have been able to enjoy a […]
Continue reading“Irreversible” climate change no argument for giving up
A new study of the long-term effects of CO2 emissions on climate by a group of US and European scientists […]
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People who buy fake drugs on the internet supporting terrorism as well as risking their lives, according to the International […]
Continue readingBMJ report questions pain relief of acupuncture
The Australian Science Media Centre has rounded up scientific opinion on the British Medical Journal paper questioning the effectiveness of […]
Continue readingInteresting dairy farming statistics from DairyNZ 07-08 report
The 2007-08 report from Dairy NZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation has some interesting statistics about the dairy industry in New […]
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