The Government plans to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres […]
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Time to shift climate debate – The Gisborne Herald
An Editorial in the Gisborne Herald makes a stand on climate deniers’ correspondence in the paper’s letters section. You can […]
Continue readingAntarctic marine reserve bid fails – expert responds
Efforts to reach an international agreement establishing a Marine Protected Area in Antarctica’s Ross Sea have failed for the third […]
Continue readingSaturated fats debate plays out in media
by SMC media advisor John Kerr It was once taken for granted that dietary fat was what made us… well… […]
Continue readingSARS may have originated in bats – experts respond
Two novel coronaviruses that are closely related to SARS have been found in Chinese horseshoe bats. The results of research, […]
Continue readingMarsden Fund awards $59 million for research
‘Can plants get sunburnt?’, ‘how and when does cooperation develop in infants?’ and ‘how has religion shaped Kiwi attitudes?’ These […]
Continue reading$59 million Marsden Fund round revealed
The country’s largest independent research fund has awarded $59 million to a total of 109 research projects that will run […]
Continue readingNo holding back science journalism intern
A broken collarbone couldn’t keep Holly Ryan out of the New Zealand Herald newsroom last week, as the SMC science […]
Continue readingTIN100 maps changes in the high-tech sector
The annual TIN100 report released this week shows New Zealand’s top 100 high-tech companies generated revenue of $7.26 billion last […]
Continue readingThe global cost of stroke – experts respond
An international study, lead by New Zealand researchers, has calculated the total worldwide cost of stroke in terms of years […]
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