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Contrary to current dietary recommendations, slow and steady weight loss does not reduce the amount or rate of weight regain […]
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Radio New Zealand asked three dental experts for their take on the newly released report by Roy Morgan Research, which suggests that tooth decay […]
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Traces of the weed killer metsulfuron-methyl were detected in dams that supply 20 per cent of Auckland’s water, causing them to be closed from May […]
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A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has suggested that current climate models have underestimated […]
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Sunday TVNZ‘s Ian Sinclair speaks to Dr. Andrew Miller and Prof. Margreet Vissers about Vitamin C and whether it could help in […]
Continue readingNicola Gaston on science and democracy
In a guest post for the Public Address blog network, Dr Nicola Gaston, President of the New Zealand Association of […]
Continue readingChemistry Nobel awarded for super microscopes
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists responsible for the breaking the limits […]
Continue readingUPDATED: What’s troubling our stomachs? Expert responds
The bacteria behind a recent spate of stomach complaints has been identified as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Updated: The latest update from the […]
Continue readingNew fault line discovered in Wellington Harbour
A previously unknown fault in Wellington Harbour has been discovered, but scientists say it is unlikely to increase the capital’s known risk of […]
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