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Expert Reactions | Published: 05 April 201205 April 2012

New research published in the leading journal Nature has started the difficult process picking apart the underlying genetic factors that […]

In the News | Published: 04 April 2012

Government proposals to spend $62 million on mental health issues among the nation’s young people includes money budgeted for schools, […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 04 April 201204 April 2012

An article by journalist Liz Gooch in the Asia/Pacific section of today’s New York Times examines New Zealand’s efforts to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 April 201204 April 2012

Samples of kiwifruit pollen collected from the Bay of Plenty and South Auckland in 2009 and 2010 contain DNA from […]

In the News | Published: 04 April 201205 April 2012

The kea’s habit of pecking and pulling at curious materials may be exposing the native bird to dangerous amounts of […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 03 April 201203 April 2012

The editorial in today’s (Tuesday 3rd April) New Zealand Herald welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s announcement of an […]

Blog | Published: 30 March 201211 April 2012

The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 30 March 201230 March 2012

The New Zealand Herald’s Chris Barton takes a close look at innovation in New Zealand and peers into the future […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 March 201230 March 2012

Two new studies published in Science this week show that honey and bumble bees are negatively affected by a widely-used […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 29 March 201226 April 2012

Evidence suggests that climate change has led to changes in climate extremes such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, […]