Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about research from Victoria University suggesting that roll-your-own cigarettes (rollies) might be […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Climate summary 2010 released
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) issued its annual report on New Zealand’s climate today, highlighting the warmest, […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Glaciers ruled by rain and snow – climatologist
Following research published in Nature GeoScience which has suggested that New Zealand stands to lose over 75% or more of […]
Continue reading3 News: NZ glaciers predicted to shrink by 75 percent
Annabelle Jackman reports for 3 News on a recent paper, written by University of British Columbia scientists, which predicts that […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Robot sub to seek clues on Terraces
Lois Cairns writes for the Sunday Star Times about a submarine to be launched this week in an attempt to […]
Continue readingDominion Post: Hospitals on alert for new party drug
Britton Broun writes in the Dominion Post about mephedrone – a substitute for ecstasy – the growing use of which […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Wakfield’s MMR study described as ‘elaborate fraud’
The British Medical Journal has described Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study, in which the MMR vaccine was linked to autism, as […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Science and innovation boards funding announced
Two new, independent boards which will be responsible for science and innovation funding, have been set up and their members […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Long relationships the key to health, study finds
Research carried out by University of Otago researchers has found that relationships of over 5 years – but not necessarily […]
Continue reading3 News: New test to ‘revolutionise’ cancer treatment
Jeff Hampton reports for 3 News about a new blood test which researchers believe could substantially change how cancer is […]
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