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New research shows “exercise on prescription” works
A New Zealand study by Dr Beverley Lawton and colleagues, from the University of Otago, Wellington, has been published today […]
Continue readingSalmon – a great source of selenium
Researchers at Massey University have compared a group of healthy volunteers who ate a 120g portion of salmon twice a […]
Continue readingScience and maths scores flatlined
Results of the 2006/2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) released today show that New Zealand school children […]
Continue readingCold sore virus linked to Alzheimer’s disease
A recent paper, published in the Journal of Pathology, by researchers at the University of Manchester, has found a link […]
Continue readingDowntime not all bad for the Large Hadron Collider kiwis
The Large Hadron Collider, which was launched with huge fanfare in September and soon after sprung a leak and was […]
Continue readingNew research shows significant international support for smoke-free cars
Newly published research conducted at the University of Otago by Dr George Thomson and Dr Nick Wilson has reviewed attitudes […]
Continue readingComcom issues guidelines to discourage greenwashing
The Commerce Commission today issued fair trading guidelines to advise businesses using environmentally friendly branding and marketing material In the […]
Continue readingWhen the coral dies – the implications of ocean acidification
Oceans are becomingly increasingly acidic as rising carbon emission levels see increased amounts of dissolved CO2 entering oceans. But what’s […]
Continue readingThe father of New Zealand science
A column by Virginia Winder published in the Taranaki Daily News, looking at James Hector, one of the pioneers of […]
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