Who would’ve thought freshwater would be a major election issue this year? Alongside the tragic deaths from synthetic drugs, freshwater, […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran
As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]
Continue readingOz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger
2017 has been a sizzler for Australia, showing global warming is alive and well, but as Dr Jim Salinger writes […]
Continue readingFarmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger
Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]
Continue readingNew Zealand doesn’t have a culture of youth drinking – Andy Towers
Massey University’s Dr Andy Towers is tired of hearing that New Zealand has a ‘youth drinking culture’, he writes in […]
Continue readingWater, water everywhere – Ian Fuller
Two environmental issues have dominated the news so far this election year, both focused on waterways, writes Massey University’s Associate […]
Continue readingVaccinations are part of a ‘bigger picture’ – Cathy Stephenson
The immense polarisation of opinions on immunisation has been highlighted through the response to Dr Lance O’Sullivan’s protest of an […]
Continue readingScientific research the key to balancing productivity and environmental values — Tom Richardson
We can have a profitable agricultural sector and protect the environment, writes AgResearch chief executive Tom Richardson, we just need to […]
Continue readingUnderstanding climate risks makes us all less vulnerable – Dave Frame
Events like floods and droughts are not just figures in Treasury spreadsheets, writes Professor Dave Frame, the risks of them […]
Continue readingLies, dam(ned) lies and flood statistics – Ian Fuller
Massey University’s Associate Professor Ian Fuller says we need to build up knowledge of past flood events so that we […]
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