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From the RSNZ journals: Road kill, parasites, plant invasion
A number of papers appearing in journals published by the Royal Society of New Zealand are now available online and […]
Continue reading‘Sex-biases’ in the brain
New Zealand researchers studying the complex interplay of sex hormones, behaviour and the brain have found new evidence for the […]
Continue readingItaly’s deadly earthquake – scientists respond
Italy’s deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades has killed at least 150 people, left tens of thousands homeless and smashed […]
Continue readingFirst Robot Scientist Makes Gene Discovery
Researchers working at Aberstwyth University in Wales have created a robot that has become the first man-made device to independently […]
Continue readingBurying carbon emissions – where do they go?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) — in geological formations deep underground — is one of the major options proposed by […]
Continue readingNIWA seasonal climate outlook: April – June 2009
NIWA has published it’s climate outlook for the next three months: La Niña weakening, with a mild end to autumn […]
Continue readingTea drinking and oesophageal cancer
A new study just published today in the British Medical Journal has found a link between drinking hot tea and […]
Continue readingRed and processed meat eaters face greater risk of disease
New research from the US published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that individuals who eat more red meat […]
Continue readingDrilling back in time in the name of climate science
Can looking at samples of five million year-old rock sediment tell us the consequences of warming the earth by pumping […]
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