By Bob McDavitt, MetService Weather Ambassador 2009 globally was the fifth warmest year in the past 130 years, with 2005 […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
The promise and shortcomings of Obama’s carbon deal
UPDATED 10.30AM Sunday Dec 20: Scientists react to the news from Copenhagen this morning that an agreement to limit temperature […]
Continue readingUC/CERN collaboration leads to colour x-rays
An international collaboration involving New Zealand researchers has resulted in a world-first: colour x-ray technology. The Medipix All Resolution System […]
Continue readingExperts on safety of pesticide residue in foods
Safe food campaigner Alison White has compiled a list of commonly consumed foods that contain pesticide residue and claims there […]
Continue readingAnimal to human transplants get the Aussie go-ahead
Australia has lifted the ban on research involving animal to human transplants. In 2004, NHMRC recommended that there should be […]
Continue readingThe climate index – one number to define the change
Scientists attending the COP15 conference in Copenhagen last night unveiled a Dow Jones-style “climate-change index” which aims to assign an […]
Continue readingWarmest decade on record – Experts respond
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) — the UN’s weather bureau — has released its statement on the state of global […]
Continue readingExperts react to call for ban on bisphenol-A (BPA)
BPA is a chemical widely-used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins inside food and beverage cans, and other […]
Continue readingNIWA: Climate outlook for Summer
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months (Dec – Feb): “El Niño strengthens, with conditions likely to […]
Continue readingInsect repellent linked to birth defects – UK and Aus experts respond
New research published in the BMJ’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine suggests the use of insect repellent during the first three […]
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