Scientists have confirmed a tsunami did occur along the Canterbury coastline following Monday morning’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake. It reinforces the […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Earthquake-damaged buildings – Expert Reaction
Despite Wellington not being at the epicentre of Monday morning’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake, it suffered extensive damage to buildings – […]
Continue readingKaikoura earthquake recovery – Expert Reaction
As tourists are evacuated from Kaikoura – isolated by road since Monday morning’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake – attention is starting […]
Continue readingMarine uplift from Kaikoura earthquake – Expert Reaction
Among the startling images of landslides, broken roads and railway tracks tossed aside by Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake, we’ve also […]
Continue readingMagnitude 7.5 earthquake – Expert Reaction
Seismologists are racing to find out more about the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the South Island shortly after midnight […]
Continue readingCould vaping be a new weapon to battle obesity? – Expert Reaction
Electronic cigarettes with flavoured liquids could help with weight control, according to a commentary co-authored by New Zealand researchers. The […]
Continue readingAntarctic glaciers in hot water – Expert Reaction
Hundreds of metres of solid ice were lost from West Antarctica’s glaciers between 2002 and 2009, according to a US-led […]
Continue readingEnvironment Commissioner reports on agricultural greenhouse gases – Expert Reaction
A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, has called for New Zealanders to work together […]
Continue readingFertile eggs created from mouse stem cells – Expert Reaction
Japanese researchers have successfully produced functional mouse eggs entirely in cell culture using stem cells. Their study, published today in Nature, […]
Continue readingLow sperm count following ICSI conception – Expert reaction
A new study of men who were conceived in the 1990s using a now common fertility treatment has found they […]
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