The Herald recently ran a series of articles exploring ‘Science that will change our lives’, authored by science reporter Jamie […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Whale strandings recap
Efforts to rescue pilot whales stranded near Farewell Spit in Golden Bay this week failed after the surviving animals repeatedly […]
Continue readingFonterra cream products contaminated with E.coli
Milk producer Fonterra has recalled 8,700 bottles of its Anchor fresh cream after testing revealed a batch of the cream […]
Continue readingAustralians claim Kiwi’s ancestor
Is New Zealand’s national bird about to go the way of Phar Lapp, Crowded House and pavlova? The Aussies are […]
Continue readingClimate scientist honoured in NZ Herald awards
The New Zealand Herald’s New Zealander of the Year finalists were limited to the under-30s this year but the newspaper […]
Continue readingMarine mammals mooted at meeting
The Maui’s dolphin and other endangered marine mammals have been the focus of a huge international conference taking place in […]
Continue readingFood safety report spurs government action
An independent report into the Fonterra botulism scare has been released and the central government has accepted the recommendations put […]
Continue readingMapping the future of disease in NZ
How will climate change affect New Zealand’s vulnerability to infectious diseases? In a effort to answer this question, Crown Research […]
Continue readingSlippery clay a factor in Japan’s Tohoku-Oki 2011 earthquake
A thin layer of slippery clay was major contributor to the fault rupture that generated the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and […]
Continue readingRena oil spill effects and response – reports released
Two years of monitoring show few signs of long-term environmental damage from the Rena disaster. Initial results from a long-term […]
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