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LAWA site gives clarity to water quality
Freshwater quality data from rivers all over New Zealand have been brought together in one place with a simple, user-friendly […]
Continue readingImprovement in ICU care halves sepsis deaths
A massive trans-Tasman study has revealed that the odds of surviving severe infections in hospital intensive care have almost doubled […]
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US scientists say they have detected ripples in the universe that provide evidence of a massive and rapid inflation in […]
Continue readingFirst direct evidence of cosmic inflation – experts respond
US scientists say they have detected ripples in the universe that provide evidence of a massive and rapid inflation in […]
Continue reading‘High as a Kiwi’ – NZ Drug reform featured in New Scientist
A special report in New Scientist, ‘High as Kiwi‘, highlights the recent changes in New Zealand’s legislative approach to emerging […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Potential Hep A contamination of fruit – experts respond
The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning consumers there is a small chance that fruit from a Hawkes Bay packhouse […]
Continue readingMeet Pippa Grierson: our Science Journalism Fellow
The SMC is spearheading an effort to assist people with a science background pursue a career in journalism offering a […]
Continue readingGluckman on science advice to government
In an article in this week’s issue of Nature, titled ‘The art of science advice to government‘, Sir Peter Gluckman, […]
Continue readingSMC BRIEFING: Climate impacts and action — The next IPCC releases
What risks from climate change will New Zealand need to confront? What areas are most vulnerable, and what actions will […]
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