Communications minister Steven Joyce yesterday annouced a $285 million deal has been finalised to contract Telecom and Vodafone to extend […]
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Text-based Q&As and media briefings with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.
Exploring science and the irrational
Why do some people staunchly maintain their beliefs in the face of irrefutable evidence to the contrary? Journalist Chris Mooney […]
Continue readingSMC Backgrounder on radiation
This is a backgrounder preared by the Science Media Centre of Canada in response to the unfolding situation at the […]
Continue readingThe Canterbury earthquake and the science response
Media are invited to attend a press conference at 11am today on the scientific response to the Canterbury earthquake and […]
Continue readingObserving Earth from above: remote sensing and satellite data
UPDATE: ATV Launch successful (see below) This week, top scientists from the European Space Agency are in New Zealand for […]
Continue readingScientists find part of Pink Terraces under Lake Rotomahana
Scientists using robotic underwater vehicles to map the bottom of Lake Rotomahana are certain they have found part of the […]
Continue readingBRIEFING: Lake Rotomahana investigation – release of results
MEDIA BRIEFING: TODAY 11:30 AM Project Leader Cornel de Ronde of GNS Science will announce results of his team’s just-completed […]
Continue readingBriefing: How will Australia cope with peak oil?
A briefing by the Australian Science Media Centre has looked at the issue of peak oil in Australia, and how […]
Continue readingHow earthquake-resilient are our cities?
A well-developed understanding of seismic hazards and how to construct earthquake-resilient buildings was crucial to avoiding loss of life in […]
Continue readingONLINE BRIEFING: Biodiversity in 2010 – taking stock
2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, is drawing to a close. This year’s targets for global biodiversity conservation — the […]
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