Nearly a year ago, Education Minster Anne Tolley announced the scrapping of a mandate for healthy foods in schools: “As […]
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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 readingAre carbon sinks keeping up with emissions increase?
While natural carbon sinks have historically been able to absorb over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, this may no […]
Continue readingDOC scientist on Whiting O’Keefe paper on 1080 and birds
Department of Conservation statistician Ian Westbrooke comments on 1080 use and the impact on birds and responds to the Whiting […]
Continue readingCovering Copenhagen: SMC travel grant – call for applications
With the Copenhagen climate conference in Denmark looming, it is far from clear whether the world’s nations will be able […]
Continue readingThe Dominion Post: It’s not rocket science
An opinion piece by the Dominion Post’s Colin James in which he examines the recent attitudes and behaviour of the […]
Continue readingA promising new outlet for science writing
Virtually every week here at the Science Media Centre, we get calls from young science or journalism students who are […]
Continue readingUK scientists on latest animal research statistics
Medical experiments in the United Kingdom involving animals has shown its largest rise since modern records began, according to new […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Moon landing giant step in view of Earth
The New Zealand’s Herald editorial on the significance of the Apollo 11 moon landing 40 years ago today: AN excerpt: […]
Continue reading1969 and Apollo 11 – a retrospective
The 40th anniversary of humanity’s first steps on the moon is here, and the event is inspiring commentary all over […]
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