The SMC Media Tracker survey for November shows stories referencing the 12 keywords we track each month were up in […]
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Science and maths scores flatlined
Results of the 2006/2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) released today show that New Zealand school children […]
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100 years ago — on 10 Dec 1908 — New Zealand’s most preeminent scientist, Ernest Rutherford, received the Nobel Prize […]
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Author of The Reverse Diabetes Diet Dr Neal Barnard is in New Zealand today to promote his book. We asked […]
Continue readingCold sore virus linked to Alzheimer’s disease
A recent paper, published in the Journal of Pathology, by researchers at the University of Manchester, has found a link […]
Continue readingExperts criticise claims in new diabetes book
Author Dr Neal Barnard visits New Zealand this week (8th and 9th December) to promote his book The Reverse Diabetes Diet amidst […]
Continue readingDowntime not all bad for the Large Hadron Collider kiwis
The Large Hadron Collider, which was launched with huge fanfare in September and soon after sprung a leak and was […]
Continue readingSMC Backgrounder: Cloning – beyond Dolly the sheep
Since the creation of the first cloned vertebrate in 1962 [1] and the first mammal in 1996 [2], cloning, in […]
Continue readingNew research shows significant international support for smoke-free cars
Newly published research conducted at the University of Otago by Dr George Thomson and Dr Nick Wilson has reviewed attitudes […]
Continue readingMonbiot: Report futile in the face of runaway climate change
From The Guardian, December 2, a column by George Monbiot commenting on Lord Turner’s cliamte change report. More at Monbiot’s […]
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