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Benefits of HRT for older women
Brand new research published today in the British Medical Journal(1) shows the results of one of the world’s longest and […]
Continue readingPODCAST: The business of clean technology
As Rod Oram wrote in his Sunday Star Times column of August 24, the world has begun “historic shifts in […]
Continue readingKiwis back Aussie bid for radio telescope
What is the Square Kilometre Array? A network of antennas working at centimetre to metre wavelengths with 100 times the […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Clark and Rudd on climate change and carbon trading
A discussion between the prime ministers moderated by business commentator Rod Oram. [audio:https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz.php5-1.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/upload/2008/10/priministerial-discussion.mp3] Media coverage of the discussion: Sydney Morning […]
Continue readingClimate change – impacts in our neck of the woods
Climate scientists opened the Australia and New Zealand Climate Change & Business Conference in Auckland last night with a warning […]
Continue readingA global problem: Vanishing bees
In response to recent declines and collapses in honey bee populations worldwide, the United Nations has launched a $27 million […]
Continue readingNorovirus causes hospital lock-down in Dunedin
Dunedin Hospital remains under lock-down today, with more than 800 people affected by emergency measures imposed in the face of […]
Continue readingSpreading ‘dead zones’ a major concern
A paper published today in Science reviews the spread of ‘dead zones’, which are regions of the ocean floor that […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Rebecca McLeod – MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year
Rebecca McLeod’s acceptance speech as Young Scientist of the Year. The University of Otago researcher found that sea floor ‘compost’ […]
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