The European Commission decided last week to bar use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles. This […]
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Experts on preliminary results from new longitudinal study
The first results from the new Auckland-based longitudinal study “Growing Up in New Zealand” were released today at Parliament. The […]
Continue readingExperts on potential techniques to stabilise Pike River
UPDATED: Further explosions in the Pike River mine are possible as a volatile mix of gases prevents a rescue crew […]
Continue readingTrauma expert on what Pike River miners’ families now face
A second explosion at the Pike River mine this afternoon ended all hope of the 29 missing miners being rescued. […]
Continue readingExperts: Multiple use of mine rescue robots unprecedented
UPDATE: This morning’s news conference revealed new information about the use of robots in the research and rescue effort underway […]
Continue readingMine CCTV footage – what it may tell us
CCTV video footage taken from a camera at the entrance to the Pike River mine was released last night and […]
Continue readingExperts on effectiveness of robots in mine rescue operations
A military robot sent into the Pike River mine to survey conditions has broken down, mine officials confirmed at a […]
Continue readingPike River: Experts on explosion, conditions in the mine, rescue efforts
Drilling continues at the Pike River mine as engineers create a 162-metre deep bore hole through to the mine shaft […]
Continue readingAntiproton successfully trapped for first time
The ALPHA Project, of which 15 Canadians are a part, is working at CERN’s antiproton decelerator facility in Switzerland. The […]
Continue readingGovernment: Agriculture may not make ETS in 2015
UPDATED 4.45PM:The Government’s plan to include agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2015 may not go ahead if New […]
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