Controversy has met release onto the market of several brands of ultra-high caffeine ‘energy shot’ drinks. The shots contain as […]
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Food production will have to rise by about 50% in 40 years
British scientists are calling for billions to be invested in crop research and for the development of genetically modified crops […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/AP: 32 more planets discovered
European astronomers have found another 32 planets in solar systems outside ours, bringing the total number of exoplanets to more […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Tropical ‘first’ in backyard
Issac Davison of the New Zealand Herald reports on a Tauranga couple’s successful attempt to create a tropical climate in […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Biowaste and nanotech
When scientists ask: is it safe? Biowaste – it is being applied to agricultural land all over the world to […]
Continue readingProposed restrictions to accessing cold tablet ingredient
Following the announcement last week of the Prime Minister’s action plan on methamphetamine, some confusion has arisen over how tightly […]
Continue readingRed meat and fortified milk combat toddler anaemia
Researchers from the University of Otago have discovered that increasing red meat or fortified milk intake can combat falling iron […]
Continue readingNZPA: Study provides clue to surviving swine flu
The NZPA reports on a study conducted by New Zealand and Australian doctors, which found that blood oxygenation was the […]
Continue readingContaminated sites revealed
The Greater Wellington regional council has released a list of some 1700 contaminated, or at-risk, sites in the Wellington area, […]
Continue readingAdvancing nanotech, despite uncertainties
Nanotechnology is a rapidly advancing field, with hundreds of products containing nanomaterials already on the shelves and largely unknown health […]
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