Helen Twose writes in the New Zealand Herald about the author of the Digital Britain report, Lord Stephen Carter’s assertion […]
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Radio NZ: Farmers must change to get more carbon in soil – scientist
A visiting soil scientist says that conventional farming practices prevent soil from increasing its carbon content – soil carbon is […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Sugar-free fails the acid test
Lois Cairns writes in the Sunday Star Times about the damage being caused to children’s teeth by sugar-free, but highly […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Giant tortoises re-established on island
Giant tortoises have been successfully re-introduced to one of the Galapagos islands. The tortoises were at one point threatened with […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Study rules out phone tower link to cancer
UK researchers have found no evidence linking a pregnant woman’s exposure to radiation from cellphone towers to the development of […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: “No strong evidence” PCP damages genes
The Ministry of Health says that there is no strong evidence that PCP (dioxin) – which was used for many […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Archaeologists and art restorers have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s apostles
Laser technology has allowed the discovery of what are believed to be the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus […]
Continue readingODT: Otago researcher has role in ground-breaking research
An international team of researchers has developed the first solid-state quantum memory device, a development which brings closer highly-secure quantum […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Scientists record music of the sun
British scientists say that the sun’s coronal loops vibrate like the strings of a guitar, and claim that they have […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Study looks at why mum’s kiss is good for baby
Eileen Goodwin writes in the New Zealand Herald about a New Zealand-based study which hopes to find out whether a […]
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