A report presented this week at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society suggests that despite claims to […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Dairying and Clean Streams report highlights increasing pollution
Agriculture Minister David Carter today sharply criticised dairy farmers who are failing to meet agreed targets for controlling pollution. His […]
Continue readingVaccine safety experts blast media reporting on Gardasil
Several recent media reports have questioned the safety record of Gardasil, the human papiloma virus (HPV) vaccine offered free-of-charge to […]
Continue readingExperts on plans for Pacific Fibre undersea cable connection
A group of New Zealand entrepreneurs has launched a $900 million bid to build a new, high-capacity undersea cable linking […]
Continue readingMore screen exposure = worse relationships for teens
University of Otago researchers have discovered that increased exposure time either to television or computer screens amongst teenagers is linked […]
Continue readingExperts on tsunami and Chilean earthquake
Updated 7.30pm: Civil Defence has downgraded its national tsunami warning to an advisory but says water surges and rapid seal […]
Continue readingAustralian scientists on climate change confusion
The Australian Science Media Centre rounded up questions on climate science from journalists and put them to leading scientists in […]
Continue readingExpert reaction to the launch of the Climate Change Emails inquiry
Last year saw the start of the ‘Climategate’ email controversy, in which it was claimed that top climate scientists from […]
Continue readingClimate scenarios overhaul – Nature
A proposal for the next generation of climate scenarios for projecting future change features in this week’s Nature. This paper, […]
Continue reading‘IPCC: Cherish it, tweak it, scrap it?’ – scientists respond
In response to intensifying calls for reform of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), five influential climatologists have stepped […]
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