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Text-based Q&As and media briefings with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.
Nuclear expert – Q&A with Prof Robin Grimes
Three years on from Fukushima, questions are still being asked about the long term impacts of radiation contamination for local […]
Continue readingSMC BRIEFING: Climate impacts and action — The next IPCC releases
What risks from climate change will New Zealand need to confront? What areas are most vulnerable, and what actions will […]
Continue readingRecent slowdown in warming explained – experts respond
AusSMC: A dramatic increase in the strength of the Pacific trade winds (a pattern of easterly winds spanning the tropics) […]
Continue readingNew Zealand tsunami hazard – the science updated
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management today released a review of tsunami hazard in New Zealand, the first […]
Continue readingThe next global climate report – Get your head around IPCC AR5
Six years on from the last major climate report, the global community of climate scientists are gearing up to release […]
Continue readingGNS Science – update on probability of future earthquakes
A press conference this afternoon held by Wellington City Council and Civil Defence on the earthquakes featured an update from […]
Continue readingViagra trial in pregnant women may save underweight babies
Growth restriction in utero is a potentially serious pregnancy complication with no current treatment options. Around the world, researchers are […]
Continue readingClimate answers buried in Antarctica
Many of the remaining great unknowns about climate change lie buried within Antarctica’s ice. At the Strategic Science in Antarctica […]
Continue readingBudget 2013: What’s in it for science?
Budget 2013 saw a net increase of around $50 million in science and innovation funding, according to Science and Innovation […]
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