Following claims that trout are responsible for the decline in New Zealand’s freshwater quality, scientists stepped forward to set the […]
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Experts Respond: Moderate salt reduction benefits questioned
A review of scientific literature by The Cochrane Library suggests moderate reductions in salt intake don’t lead to reduced risk […]
Continue readingAnti-smoking drug increases heart attack risk
A new study has found that a smoking cessation drug prescribed in New Zealand is associated with an increased risk […]
Continue readingAre trout to blame for declining water quality?
UPDATED: Scientists are questioning statements by a prominent dairy industry representative, suggesting trout are a ‘disastrous species’ — no better […]
Continue readingPost-quake building – lessons from Christchurch
Following the release of a new information paper on earthquake engineering, the media have examined new challenges in building safe […]
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The Dominion Post‘s Kiran Chug covers new research, published in the journal Science, linking weather pattens with airplane activity at […]
Continue readingPrescription drug found in synthetic cannabis product
The Ministry of Health announced last week that a particular variety of the ‘synthetic cannabis’ smoking blends, Kronic – Pineapple […]
Continue readingResearch, not rhetoric – Australia’s chief scientist
Ian William Chubb is the newly-appointed chief scientist of Australia. His thoughts on climate change in the public arena, evidence-based […]
Continue readingPeter Griffin at WCSJ, Qatar
I’m at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Doha, Qatar where scientists, journalists and science press officers from around […]
Continue readingExperts answer quake queries
In another ‘Ask the Experts’ section in the Press, geologists from GNS answer earthquake questions posed by readers of the […]
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