Antarctic research programmes are in limbo as funding repercussions from the United States federal shutdown reach the southernmost continent. The […]
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Higgs Boson theory earns Nobel for Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the theorists who predicted the Higgs Boson particle 50 years before […]
Continue readingNobel Medicine Prize for discoveries in cell transport
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three researchers responsible for unravelling the complex world of […]
Continue readingToo hard for whom? Sir Peter Gluckman on science education concerns
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has written a hard-hitting blog post in response to schools […]
Continue reading‘Designer babies’ patent – experts respond
A patent on a method which allows prospective parents to pick and choose their children’s traits prior to undergoing fertility […]
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The Washington Post‘s Joel Achenbach examines how the current US Government is affecting innovation and science in the States (via […]
Continue readingFossilised moa droppings a window to the past
Bits of pollen, plant matter and DNA in fossilised moa poo offer clues to the giant birds’ eating habits. A […]
Continue readingTsunami hazard report makes waves in NZ media
A report reviewing the tsunami hazard in New Zealand has received intense media coverage this week. The report, updating a […]
Continue readingNew Zealand tsunami hazard – the science updated
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management today released a review of tsunami hazard in New Zealand, the first […]
Continue readingIPCC global climate report – experts respond
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]
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