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Was penguin evolution driven by a cooling Antarctic? – NZ Research
This article, reposted from The Conversation, is based on new research co-authored by Allan Wilson Centre researchers Gabrielle Beans-Picon (Massey […]
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The World Meteorological Organization has released its Provisional Statement on the Status of the Global Climate 2013. The preliminary assessment […]
Continue readingPM’s Science Prize winners announced
One million dollars has been awarded to the six winners of this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes. In a ceremony […]
Continue readingIceCube catches interstellar prey
Buried more than two kilometres deep in the ice under the South Pole, the IceCube neutrino detector seems like an […]
Continue readingTyphoon Haiyan – experts respond
Our colleagues at the UK and Australian Science Media Centres gathered the following experts comment on the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Professor […]
Continue readingDid saving the ozone layer ‘pause’ warming?
The ban on ozone-depleting CFCs, under the Montreal Protocol, may have contributed to the recent hiatus in global surface temperature […]
Continue reading‘Crispr’ gene tech a game changer? – Experts respond
The current front page of UK newspaper The Independent sports an article headlined ‘The Next Genetic Revolution’, exclusively detailing ‘Crispr’ – […]
Continue reading“Bottom lines” for freshwater quality – experts respond
In the latest move to address declining water quality in rivers and lakes, the Government has proposed a new set […]
Continue readingDrink driving limits – experts respond
The Government plans to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres […]
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