The first major study to look at the carbon footprint of lamb shows that each 100 gram portion of New […]
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NZ Herald: Killer fats may be listed
Anna Rushworth writes in the New Zealand Herald about a meeting later this month in which experts will decide whether […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: How sex, food and war drive technology
Andrew Stone reviews the book Sex Bombs And Burgers: How War, Porn And Fast Food Created Technology As We Know […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Hopes pinned on GM milk
Chris Barton writes in the NZ Herald about the vigorous debate over the use of genetic modification (GM) in the […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Blood alcohol, the GRA Summit and Phil Jones’ exoneration
The science of blood alcohol levels The Government is considering whether or not to reduce the current adult blood alcohol […]
Continue readingNIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook: April – June 2010
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A warm end to Autumn” Most of the country […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pat Pilcher: NZahead report is right – we could do better
Patrick Pilchar writes, in an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald, about New Zealand’s poor innovation performance, most recently […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: NZ study shows the pill can reduce cysts
A study produced by two Auckland researchers suggests that the contraceptive pill could be an effective means of reducing the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: Cuckoo steps up evolutionary arms race: study
The completion of the first detailed look into the relationship between New Zealand’s shining cuckoos and grey warblers suggests that […]
Continue readingAgricultural emissions – the global effort to reduce them
Officials and scientists from 28 countries that have signed up to the Global Research Alliance will arrive in Wellington next […]
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