A segment on today’s Nine to Noon on Radio New Zealand examines the issue of science teaching in primary schools […]
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SMC Heads-Up to 17 May: Fruit fly scare, marine resources briefing, ice sheet status
The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]
Continue readingPsa kiwifruit disease origins probed
A genetic analysis of several strains of the Psa bacterium, conducted by American and Italian scientists, suggests a Chinese origin […]
Continue readingWest Antarctic Ice Sheet may be on “the brink of change”
A project to map the Weddell Sea area of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from the air has revealed that […]
Continue readingSea level rise – How much?
Sea-level rise is coming, and planning for it is already underway, but coastal development across New Zealand relies on sea-level […]
Continue readingGovernment drops national planning standard for least 80cm of sea level rise
Environment officials say they have no plans to continue creating a National Environmental Standard (NES) for future sea level rise […]
Continue readingTrees grow faster in hot inner-cities
A study by Kiwi and US researchers, published in Tree Physiology, shows that warmer urban nights can increase tree growth. Native […]
Continue readingSMC Heads-Up to May 10: Urban heat island trees, Science education lacking, Sciblogs podcast
The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]
Continue readingAnti-GM wheat group stirs debate in UK – experts respond
Independent scientists have commented on an open letter from UK researchers whose field trial of genetically modified wheat has been […]
Continue readingUK scientists call on anti-GM group to reconsider threats
“Reconsider before it is too late” is the request put forward in an open letter from UK scientists whose field […]
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