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IPCC global climate report – experts respond
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Climate research reveals role of ocean warming
Research led by a New Zealand scientist has revealed the major cause behind the significant melting of the West Antarctica […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: “Rollies’ more addictive, study shows
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about research from Victoria University suggesting that roll-your-own cigarettes (rollies) might be […]
Continue reading3 News: NZ glaciers predicted to shrink by 75 percent
Annabelle Jackman reports for 3 News on a recent paper, written by University of British Columbia scientists, which predicts that […]
Continue readingStuff/NZPA: Digital pets come alive
A next-gen Tamagotchi has been developed by VUW researchers and a US colleague, and features a living microorganism (a Tardigrade) […]
Continue readingThe Press: Scientists plan to drill deep into Alpine Fault
Paul Gorman writes in The Press about work by international scientists, to take place on NZ’s West Coast, aiming to […]
Continue readingStuff/Dom Post: Nobel winner’s medal to inspire new researchers
Tom Hunt writes for the Dominion Post about the gift by Gayl Gentile of her husband Alan MacDiarmid’s nobel prize […]
Continue readingThe Press: PM’s faith in ETS ‘too optimistic’
David Williams writes in The Press about a local academic’s view that Prime Minister John Key may have unrealistic expectations […]
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