Ongoing research at the University of Canterbury has found that the air inside cars contains more pollutants than the air […]
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Prof Shaun Hendy on cities and innovation
Prof Shaun Hendy (Victoria University of Wellington and Callaghan Innovation) looks at the relationship between city size and smarts in […]
Continue readingNZ-born Mike Morwood, discoverer of Flores Hobbit, dies – experts respond
Professor Mike Morwood, the New Zealand-born archaeologist who became world famous for helping discover the extinct Homo species Homo floresiensis […]
Continue readingEarthquakes – engineering snapshot on 6.5M quake
IPENZ: The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) has today released an Engineering Snapshot – key points and lessons […]
Continue readingGNS Science – update on probability of future earthquakes
A press conference this afternoon held by Wellington City Council and Civil Defence on the earthquakes featured an update from […]
Continue readingEarthquakes near Wellington – lastest news and expert commentary
UPDATED: Wellington is largely open for business again following Sunday’s magnitude 6.5 earthquake. Scientists yesterday re-evaluated probabilities for aftershocks suggesting […]
Continue readingDown’s syndrome and chromosome 21 silencing – experts respond
US researchers have successfully silenced the extra chromosome responsible for Down’s syndrome in cells, opening up potential for treatment of […]
Continue readingMore 1080 needed to save native birds and plants – Environment Commissioner
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says DOC should use more 1080 poison in pest control. The Commissioner, Dr Jan […]
Continue readingFlying NASA telescope in Christchurch skies
A NASA telescope will be scanning the skies above Christchurch for the next few weeks — flying 12km up in […]
Continue readingPolar ice loss speed-up may not last – experts respond
Satellite observations have measured accelerating polar ice mass loss over the past decade as part of the Gravity Recovery and […]
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