The national Budget announced today contained a raft of announcements on research, science and innovation funding. Notable changes include: $56.8m more for […]
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Budget 2014 – Live expert reaction and commentary
The Science Media Centre is collating reaction to Budget 2014 from economists and scientists. Follow our Storify stream for live […]
Continue readingMoa, kiwi lost flight independently
Flightless birds of a feather don’t always flock together, at least in an evolutionary sense. While the moa and kiwi […]
Continue readingMedical ethics and unconscious patients – experts respond
Should we be concerned over the involvement of unconscious patients in medical research in New Zealand? The front page of […]
Continue readingUnstoppable Antarctic ice sheet collapse – expert responds
Major glaciers in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are melting faster than expected, and the entire sheet is now headed for […]
Continue readingMedicinal cannabis debated
TVNZ’s Sunday programme explored the issue of medicinal marijuana this weekend, interviewing Kiwi parents who believe medicinal cannabis is the […]
Continue readingSynthetic cannabinoid consequences – Prof Ian Shaw
Professor Ian Shaw, a toxicologist at the University of Canterbury, gives a crash course in synthetic cannabis chemistry and addiction […]
Continue readingHas ‘rock snot’ been here all along? – Experts respond
Controversial new research claims that noxious blooms of the fresh water algae didymo –aka ‘rock snot’ — are caused by […]
Continue readingWHO air quality report in the news
A global update on air quality in cities around the world has shown that most — but not all — […]
Continue readingSiouxsie Wiles on the averting microbial apocalypse
Writing in the New Zealand Herald, University of Auckland Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles examines the issue of antibiotic resistance in […]
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