In an Australian first, the Victorian Government announced yesterday it would legalise marijuana for the treatment of medical conditions including […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Weighty neutrino discovery wins Nobel – Expert Reaction
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015 has been awarded to two researchers who unravelled the mystery of the neutrino […]
Continue readingScience strategy launched – Expert Reaction
The Government has laid out its strategy for science over the next decade in a new National Statement of Science […]
Continue readingMarsden Fund under the microscope – Expert reaction
New Zealand’s leading ‘blue skies’ research fund boosts Kiwi science, but could be tweaked for greater efficiency, says a new […]
Continue readingCalcium and bone health – Expert reaction
Calcium gives you strong bones, right? Not according to new Kiwi research. Increasing calcium intake through diet or supplements should […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary – Expert reaction
The Kermadec Islands and surrounding ocean – one of the Pacific’s most diverse and pristine marine environments – is to […]
Continue readingLiquid water on Mars – Expert reaction
Salty streaks identified by an orbiting spacecraft could be the first solid evidence of liquid water – a key ingredient […]
Continue reading‘Abandoning’ our farms to the market – Expert reaction
Paying farmers to reduce their impact on the environment is working overseas, but ‘cash for conservation’ schemes are too often […]
Continue readingPotential human transmission of Alzheimer’s – Expert reaction
The medical fallout from a historic hormone treatment has revealed that the amyloid beta protein associated with Alzheimer‘s disease may […]
Continue readingBee disease and novel virus in invading ants – Expert reaction
Invasive Argentine ants carry a virus linked to colony collapse in bees as well another insect virus new to science, […]
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