The First man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has died following complications from cardiovascular surgery. On July 20, […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Sir Peter Gluckman’s report on the Transit of Venus
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor this week presented a report summarising the discussions around science and society that took […]
Continue readingFracking discussed on RNZ’s Nine to Noon
For Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon, Kathryn Ryan talks to Drew Hutton, president of the Lock The Gate Alliance […]
Continue readingNZ Researcher wins L’Oréal Women in Science Fellowship
Dr Suetonia Palmer, a senior lecturer at University of Otago, Christchurch, has been recognised with a A$25,000 (NZ$32,480) Fellowship award […]
Continue readingGM environmental benefits undebated – Straight Furrow
In the wake of GM debate raised by an NZ speaking tour by two Australian farmers opposed to GE plants, […]
Continue reading‘Text-speak’ more distracting – study
New research from the University of Canterbury has shown that reading text-speak – the abbreviated writing many of us use […]
Continue readingCoroner inquest and HPV vaccine – expert reponds
Claims relating to vaccine safety are back in the media spotlight as an inquest into the unexplained death of teenager […]
Continue readingMoa populations stable until humans arrived
Researchers have analysed DNA from bones of a number of giant extinct moa and used the data to make inferences […]
Continue readingTongariro eruption: Latest update
An eruption occurred at Tongariro at approximately 11:50 pm last night, (Monday August 6). GNS Science has issued an ash […]
Continue readingAntarctica’s ‘near tropical’ past
A drilling expedition off the coast of Antarctica has revealed the continent once boasted a warm “near tropical” climate. In […]
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