The winners of the annual Ig Nobel prize have been announced, and include amongst them the inventor of a bra […]
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NZ Herald: Between the trees and ground, there was Ardi
The Independent writes, in an article in the NZ Herald, about Ardi – the oldest living member of humanity, and […]
Continue readingRevised ETS likely to encourage forestry and reduce emissions
Associate Professor Euan G. Mason, from School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, and Member of the New Zealand Royal Society, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Govt orders review after tsunami response
An excerpt from a New Zealand Herald story reporting that the Government will undertake a review of the country’s response […]
Continue readingDepth of quake meant Sumatra avoided tsunami
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Samoan islands, an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra has also caused […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: The Australian town that kicked the bottle
A story in the New Zealand Herald about Bundanoon, the tiny Australian town which has just banned the sale of […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Rick Boven – NZ poor at transforming science into business
Rick Boven, director of the privately funded think-tank the New Zealand Institute, argues that New Zealand must improve its ability […]
Continue readingFirst major test of NZ tsunami gauge network
Several dozen people are dead in the Samoan islands following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake this morning that was centred 205 […]
Continue readingNZ’s largest science blog network goes live
The Science Media Centre today launches a major new science communication effort with the arrival of Sciblogs, a network of […]
Continue readingDominion Post: Scientists need to be entrepreneurs
Opinion piece in the Dominion Post by Godfrey Bridger, a business consultant, Foundation for Research, Science and Technology reviewer and […]
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