Last night the New Zealand Association of Scientists held its annual prize giving awards at Turnbull House in Wellington and […]
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New study examines link between abortion and mental health
New research by Professor David Fergusson and colleagues from the University of Otago has found that women who have an […]
Continue readingNew NZ research on vitamin D
Three research papers on vitamin D have been published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today (28 November). Jim Bartley, […]
Continue readingSimon Collins: engineering a good story
It was a night for celebrating the builders of dams, hotels and slaughterhouses at the Engineering Excellence Awards on Thursday […]
Continue readingOldest turtle fossil uncovered in China
A 220 million year-old fossil is stirring debate over the evolutionary origin of turtles. Turtles have a completely unique body […]
Continue readingNew advice on caffeine intake during pregnancy
A study published earlier this month in the British Medical Journal found that caffeine consumption during pregnancy was associated with […]
Continue readingBBC: Can GM save the world?
An essay by BBC TV host Jimmy Doherty, who traveled the world to look at GM crops as part of […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Public discussion of GMOs
The ISBGMO conference being held in Wellington this week culminated in a public forum which gave Wellingtonians the opportunity to […]
Continue readingNew survey on sport and recreation
The 2007/08 Active New Zealand Survey published today, shows that large numbers of Kiwi adults are continuing to take part […]
Continue readingNo fireworks at public GMO forum
I’m pleasantly surprised to report that — contrary to some expectations — the public forum held at Te Papa last […]
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