A new study of contamination at the Fukushima power plant has identified increased amounts of radioactive plutonium in the environment, […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Solar storm – experts respond
Two solar flares that occurred on the sun on 7 March have caused a large cloud of charged particles (a […]
Continue readingFruit and veges change skin colour – experts respond
Fruit and vegetable consumption is correlated with changes in skin redness and yellowness. In a new study published in the […]
Continue readingMMR/Autism doctor clears name, not research
A British doctor found guilty of serious professional misconduct over the MMR controversy has won his High Court appeal against […]
Continue readingJapan’s quake, tsunami one year on – Experts respond
On March 11 last year a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan triggering a powerful tsunami. Resulting […]
Continue readingAustralian flooding – experts respond
Heavy rainfall has caused extensive flooding across southern New South Wales and North East Victoria, forcing several communities to evacuate. […]
Continue readingFukushima retrospective
One year after the Tokyo quake and subsequent Fukushima nuclear incident, the Science Media Centre looks back over how events […]
Continue readingNew livestock virus in UK and Europe, unlikely to reach NZ
A new livestock virus spreading across Europe and panicking farmers in the Norther Hemisphere is unlikely to reach New Zealand […]
Continue readingResearch raises concern over sleeping pills
New research has found that several commonly prescribed sleeping pills are associated with a more than fourfold increased risk of […]
Continue readingMicrobes in soil could help fight crime
A bid by Massey University researchers to showcase the latest DNA sequencing technologies for students around New Zealand may help […]
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