Economist Gareth Morgan and his associate Geoff Simmons write about the pitfalls of campaigning for Marine Protected Areas in today’s […]
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Computer game an effective treatment for teen depression
Adolescents suffering from depression can benefit just as much from specialised computer therapy as they do from one-to-one therapy with […]
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A recent University of Otago study into the effects of a 1080 poison operation challenges claims about the negative impacts […]
Continue readingSMC Heads-Up to April 26: food labelling, fracking and earthquakes, neutrino no show
The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]
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The number of earthquakes in the central United States rose “spectacularly” near where oil and gas drillers disposed of wastewater […]
Continue readingDr Melanie Massaro – “We have too many PhD students”
Dr Melanie Massaro, a researcher at the University of Canterbury, spoke at this week’s New Zealand Association of Scientists conference […]
Continue readingGM pine attack ‘misguided’ – editorial
An editorial in the Dominion Post examines the issue of GM in New Zealand following an activist attack on a […]
Continue readingNZ scientists explore origins of cosmic rays
Buried more than 2 kilometers deep in the ice under the South Pole, the IceCube neutrino detector seems like an […]
Continue readingLongterm opium use doubles risk of death from illnesses
Longterm opium use – even in relatively low doses – is associated with almost double the risk of death from […]
Continue reading‘Jet-lagged’ bees cause media buzz
New research investigating the impact of anaesthetic on bees’ body clocks has been featured widely in the news this week. […]
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