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COP 15: Is a deal on the cards? The Copenhagen climate conference kicks off over the weekend and while there […]
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Week from hell for climate science It broke last weekend and has run all week – the “climategate” saga that […]
Continue readingNew Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 2009
The annual Engineering Excellence Awards took place last night in Wellington, in what proved to be a very entertaining (and […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Dietary supplements, a genetics roundtable and the Rutherford Medal
Briefing: dietary supplements Dietary supplements such as multivitamin tablets and energy drinks are an increasingly common part of our lives, […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: 1080, SCANZ, and greenwashing
The pros and cons of using 1080 Sunday will see a series of rallies held nationwide to protest aerial drops […]
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Continue readingCanadian SMC about to get off the ground
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Continue readingNewsletter Digest: $1 million Science prizes, Folic acid, and the 3 Rs
PM dishes up $1 million in prizes The most lucrative prize for science ever offered in New Zealand has been […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Biowaste and nanotech
When scientists ask: is it safe? Biowaste – it is being applied to agricultural land all over the world to […]
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