From the UK SMC: Prof Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey who promised to eat his […]
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Infectious disease increases highlight inequality
An extensive analysis of New Zealand hospital records has found that admissions for serious infectious diseases increased 51 per cent […]
Continue readingExpert Q&A: Engineers on the Canterbury earthquakes and building earthquake-resilient cities
Almost a year on from the devastating February 22, 2011 Canterbury earthquake, the Science Media Centre put a series of […]
Continue readingClimate sceptic documents leaked – experts respond
UPDATED 21/02/12: The SMC put questions to the Heartland Institute about the veracity of the documents revealed in last week’s […]
Continue readingCannabis use doubles chances of vehicle crash
New research has found that drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to […]
Continue readingPPI heartburn drugs can slightly boost hip fracture risk
Older women who regularly take a heartburn drug known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) may have a slightly higher […]
Continue readingSNP chip technology a $52m fillip for farm sector – researcher
New Zealand farmers stand to gain $52 million over the next five years from scientific innovation which has given a […]
Continue readingNZ innovation underpins global probe of sheep genome
New Zealand science has made a key contribution to international research which has laid open the genetic history of sheep […]
Continue readingKauri tree rings give new insight into El Nino/La Nina cycles
Climate scientists interested in how El Nino/La Nina weather patterns may interact with future global warming are expected to take […]
Continue readingIs sugar as toxic as alcohol?
In a ‘provocative’ commentary article, several scientists have called for sugar to be regulated as a harmful substance like alcohol […]
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