Nelson Dentist Rob Beaglehole’s campaign against sugar-sweetened beverages is the focus of a segment on TVNZ’s Sunday current affairs show. […]
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Our 2015 Science Journalism Fellow – Steven Trask
A science policy analyst with a first class Honors degree in genetics from the University of Otago is the Science […]
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Newly discovered biomarkers could form the basis of a long sought-after blood test for chronic fatigue sufferers. Chronic fatigue syndrome, […]
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New Zealand air quality is good but could be better, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, calling on the […]
Continue readingThe science behind weather balloons – 3 News
3 News weather presenter Kanoa Lloyd asks Maurice Hodgson how he helps meteorologists measure weather conditions using hydrogen-filled balloons. An excerpt […]
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Eating more peanuts is associated with a reduced risk of early death, especially from heart disease, according to a new […]
Continue readingThe business of wildlife conservation – Wayne Linklater
Writing in the Dominion Post, Victoria University Wellington Associate Professor of Conservation Science Wayne Linklater looks at the economics of […]
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As part of a series on Seaweek 2015, New Zealand Herald science reporter Jamie Morten looks at the big questions […]
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AusSMC: The social media world has erupted into debate today over a visual conundrum – why is it that a […]
Continue readingWhat can NZ learn from Japanese earthquakes? – The Press
Paul Gorman, science editor at The Press, visited Japan on an Asia New Zealand Foundation and Foreign Press Center of […]
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