The tsunami which devasted Tonga and Samoa in September of last year was caused by two almost simultaneous earthquakes, shows […]
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NZ Herald/NZPA: Study identifies TB gene
An international study involving a University of Otago researcher has for the first time used a specific genome scanning technique […]
Continue readingStuff/NZPA: Digital pets come alive
A next-gen Tamagotchi has been developed by VUW researchers and a US colleague, and features a living microorganism (a Tardigrade) […]
Continue readingTimaru Herald: Editorial – More light than heat
An editorial in the Timaru Herald opines that that the CSC’s legal challenge to NIWA’s data accuracy might not be […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami
Isaac Davidson writes in the New Zealand Herald about a huge undersea volcano which has partially collapsed off the coast […]
Continue readingDr Paul Ashton: Near Zero Inc – a sadly prophetic company name
From NZSeptic: Between August 2006 and May 2007, 490 investors (many from NZ) put $5.3m into NearZero Inc, a US-based […]
Continue readingDr Robert Bartholomew on mass delusions
From NZSKeptics: Robert is co-author of a number of books about mass hysteria and associated topics, including “Little Green Men, […]
Continue readingDr Nik Warrensson: Nibiru arrghh!! We’re all gonna die
From NZSkeptics: Nik discusses the phenomena of Catastrophism, the belief that humanity’s demise is impending. In particular, the notion that […]
Continue readingDr Helen Petousis-Harris: The demonization of fat
From SkepticsNZ: Some of the links between diet and health outcomes in the 1970s were very tenuous. However these have […]
Continue readingDr Michael Edmonds: Dealing with wingnuts – which way to turn
Richard Dawkins refers to some opponents as “wingnuts”, and often applies significant pressure to them. But are there other ways […]
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