The current Zika outbreak in Brazil may have had its origins in Polynesia, says new research speculating the virus was […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Tiny NZ Spider has the fastest jaws – Expert reaction
A New Zealand spider is the fastest in the world at snapping up prey with its jaws, according to a […]
Continue readingBusiness R&D spend rises – Expert reaction
New Zealand businesses increased their research and development spending by more than 15 per cent in the last year, according […]
Continue readingPig heart beats in baboon for two years – US expert reaction
International scientists may have overcome an key obstacle in xenotransplantation, successfully transplanting a heart from a pig into a baboon […]
Continue readingMeth contaminated homes, what’s the risk? – Expert reaction
Costly clean-ups for ‘P’-contaminated homes have been grabbing headlines, but what are the real risks facing a family moving in? […]
Continue readingIsland eradications a conservation ‘silver bullet’? – Expert Reaction
New Zealand is leading the world when it comes to preserving islands’ unique and fragile wildlife by eliminating invasive mammals, […]
Continue readingNZ’s whales almost killed off – Expert Reaction
Relentless whaling decimated New Zealand’s southern right whale population to just a fraction of pre-whaling numbers by the start of […]
Continue readingShould NZ copy the UK sugar tax? – Expert reaction
The UK have announced plans to introduce a tax on sugary drinks. Should New Zealand follow suit? In the newly […]
Continue readingHealth Star Rating labels – Expert Reaction
The Government has this week launched the public awareness campaign for the new Health Star Rating front-of-pack labelling, aiming to […]
Continue readingFukushima and NZ: Five years later – Expert reaction
Five years on from the Fukushima meltdown, the SMC asks if we have seen any effects in New Zealand. And […]
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