After many months of waiting, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation has finally announced that the massive telescope array will […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Budget 2012 and tobacco taxes – Experts respond
Included in today’s Budget 2012 announcements was the plan to increase tax on tobacco and allocate new funding to prevent […]
Continue readingBudget 2012 and science: expert reaction
The Government this afternoon unveiled Budget 2012 including $326 million in new funding for science, innovation and research over the next four […]
Continue readingPsa kiwifruit disease origins probed
A genetic analysis of several strains of the Psa bacterium, conducted by American and Italian scientists, suggests a Chinese origin […]
Continue readingWest Antarctic Ice Sheet may be on “the brink of change”
A project to map the Weddell Sea area of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from the air has revealed that […]
Continue readingAnti-GM wheat group stirs debate in UK – experts respond
Independent scientists have commented on an open letter from UK researchers whose field trial of genetically modified wheat has been […]
Continue readingWind farms affect local temperature
The turbulence created by power-generating wind turbines may have an impact on local climate, suggests new research. A new study […]
Continue readingBerries may reduce cognitive decline – experts respond
New research has found that eating antioxidant-rich berries could delay age-related cognitive decline by up to two and half years. […]
Continue readingWhen NZ kids suffer violence, does their DNA age at a faster rate?
International researchers have found that children who experience violence appear to be aging at a faster rate. DNA of 236 […]
Continue readingNZ ranks poorly in adolescent mortality and suicide – study
Leading medical journal The Lancet has published a special series of articles focusing on adolescent health, including an international comparison […]
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