This week, the NZ Herald ran an editorial calling for greater scientific rigour and new leadership for the IPCC. An […]
Continue readingExpert Reactions
A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Expert responds to ‘Gardasil’ HPV vaccine concerns featured on TVNZ’s Close Up
TVNZ’s flagship current affairs programme Close Up led its 2 Feb broadcast with an extended segment on the Gardasil HPV […]
Continue readingWakefield paper retracted by The Lancet
Prestigious medical journal The Lancet has formally retracted the paper in which Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the […]
Continue readingNIWA seasonal climate outlook: February – April 2010
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A cool end to summer, and continuing drier than […]
Continue readingUK experts on Wakefield’s General Medical Council ruling
The UK’s General Medical Council has ruled that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the MMR vaccine can be […]
Continue readingOne step closer to livestock that burp less
Today, the first map of a rumen methanogen DNA sequence was published in the journal PLoS One, giving scientists worldwide […]
Continue readingHealthy eating in our schools – are we doing enough?
Nearly a year ago, Education Minster Anne Tolley announced the scrapping of a mandate for healthy foods in schools: “As […]
Continue readingGlaciologist responds to doubts over Himalayan melt
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is reexamining a report it issued that suggests Himalayan glaciers could vanish […]
Continue readingExperts on Haiti’s devastating earthquake
As many as 100,000 people are feared dead after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti yesterday. Our colleagues at the […]
Continue readingTV viewing and mortality
AusSMC (Adelaide): Is sitting in front of the TV shortening your life? Australian researchers have tracked the TV viewing habits […]
Continue reading