New research comparing national rates of physical inactivity has seen New Zealanders – ranked 27 out of 122 nations – […]
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Greening the red zone in Christchurch
Christchurch researchers have retrospectively analysed the Canterbury quakes from the perspective of urban forest management, highlighting the important role trees […]
Continue reading‘Striking lack of evidence’ for sports product claims
The claims of sports products, such as drinks and footwear, suffer from a “striking lack of evidence” according to a […]
Continue readingAlgal blooms re-evaluated for carbon capture
Northern hemisphere researchers who put tonnes of iron into the Southern Ocean say it not only triggered a massive algal […]
Continue readingAvian malaria in NZ birds provides clues to invasive parasites
British scientists who have become the first researchers to document key characteristics for the success of invading parasites, have also […]
Continue readingUK Government to open up publicly funded research
The UK government has made a commitment that all publicly funded research should be published under an open access model, […]
Continue readingSMC Heads-Up: ATI takes shape, concern over Antarctica, Vaccine virus find
The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]
Continue readingPoultry vaccine DNA swap creates new viruses
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have discovered that two different vaccines used to control an infectious disease in chickens […]
Continue readingAntarctica under threat
Antarctic researchers are calling on policy makers to look ahead to future challenges and protect the polar continent from growing […]
Continue readingAdvanced Technology Institute – Experts respond
The government has released some of the details regarding the planned Advanced Technology Institute, which aims to bring innovative ideas […]
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