A New Zealand study by Dr Beverley Lawton and colleagues, from the University of Otago, Wellington, has been published today […]
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Salmon – 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 […]
Continue readingNZH: Scientists say it’s time to let GM genie out of the bottle
An extensive feature by New Zealand Herald writer Chris Barton on genetic modification research in New Zealand. In three parts: […]
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