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Expert Reactions

A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.

Tongariro volcanic eruption and ash fall – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 August 201208 August 2012

UPDATED 10.50AM AUG 8: An explosive eruption overnight on Mount Tongariro has spread ash across the Central North Island and […]

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Climate change ‘loads’ the extreme weather ‘dice’ – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 August 201209 August 2012

A group of climate experts, including Prof James Hansen, claim  recent heat waves and extreme summers can be attributed to  […]

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Curiosity rover landing, search for life on Mars – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 August 201207 August 2012

UPDATED: NASA’s latest Mars rover, Curiosity, is making its final approach to the Red Planet, due to touch down today […]

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No safety net for sea lions in fisheries – expert

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 August 201203 August 2012

Devices installed in squid trawling nets to prevent sea lion bycatch lack evidence that they actually prevent sea lion deaths, […]

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Plug pulled on Pacific Fibre – expert commentary

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 August 2012

A group of high-profile New Zealand businessmen today abandoned efforts to build a second major undersea broadband cable linking New […]

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Psychological distress linked to life expectancy- experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 August 201203 August 2012

New research, published today in the journal BMJ, has analysed data from a large health survey, identifying an links between […]

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Flu reaching ‘epidemic’ proportions? – Expert responds

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 July 201227 July 2012

Claims that an influenza epidemic of swine flu proportions are set to overwhelm the country are overblown, according to virologists […]

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Nanomaterial-containing cosmetics to be labelled – Experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 July 201226 July 2012

New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority has decided that if a cosmetic product contains nanomaterials, it must say be labelled as […]

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Flu vaccine for all UK kids

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 July 201227 July 2012

All UK children are to be given the flu vaccination after experts said it could save up to 2,000 lives […]

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‘Striking lack of evidence’ for sports product claims

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 July 201220 July 2012

The claims of sports products, such as drinks and footwear, suffer from a “striking lack of evidence” according to a […]

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