Science Media Centre

In the News | Published: 07 March 2012

Researchers are continuing their quest for detail the remains of the once famous Pink and White Terraces buried at the […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 07 March 2012

A Wellington anthropologist whose doctoral thesis revived Charles Darwin’s theory that men evolved beards as a result of sexual selection […]

Blog | Published: 07 March 201208 March 2012

Are you a journalism student, recent tertiary graduate or early career science communicator with a passion for science and innovation? […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 March 201207 March 2012

On March 11 last year a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan triggering a powerful tsunami. Resulting […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 March 201207 March 2012

Heavy rainfall has caused extensive flooding across southern New South Wales and North East Victoria, forcing several communities to evacuate. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 March 201206 March 2012

One year after the Tokyo quake and subsequent Fukushima nuclear incident, the Science Media Centre looks back over how events […]

Blog | Published: 02 March 201202 March 2012

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

In the News | Published: 02 March 201202 March 2012

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added diabetes and memory loss to the list of side effects for […]

Expert Reactions, In the News | Published: 02 March 201205 March 2012

A new livestock virus spreading across Europe and panicking farmers in the Norther Hemisphere is unlikely to reach New Zealand […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 02 March 201202 March 2012

This fact sheet was produced by the SMC UK to give journalists a background on the Schmallenberg virus currently affecting […]