University of Otago researchers have discovered that increased exposure time either to television or computer screens amongst teenagers is linked […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Experts 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 […]
Continue readingMillions of people wasting time trying to get fit?
Are many of us wasting our time with efforts to get in shape? An article in the New Zealand Herald […]
Continue readingNew Zealand leads the way in high temperature superconductors
This week, the 18th International Superconductivity Industry Summit (ISIS-18) will take place in Wellington. The Summit brings together various companies […]
Continue readingResearch calls for substantial reduction in salt intake
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this month has prompted calls in Europe for EU-wide […]
Continue readingClimate scientists respond to IPCC criticisms
This week, the NZ Herald ran an editorial calling for greater scientific rigour and new leadership for the IPCC. An […]
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