Record numbers of suicides among elderly people and controversies such as the sentencing of academic Sean Davison for “counseling and […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Experts on recommendation to legalise euthanasia in Canada
Last week, the Royal Society of Canada released the final report of their expert panel on end-of-life decision making. The […]
Continue readingFuther climate research emails released – experts respond
The apparent release of further email correspondence between climate researchers based at the University of East Anglia is believed to […]
Continue readingNZ faces moral obligations as climate changes hit – scientist
New Zealand may initially get off relatively lightly as the world increasingly experiences the consequences of climate change, but will still […]
Continue readingIf the world drops Kyoto, what will New Zealand do?
In the early hours of Saturday morning the UN’s climate change body will release a report that has been described […]
Continue readingLower drinking age linked to higher longterm harm
American researchers investigating the longterm impacts of a lower legal drinking age in some US states say the evidence points […]
Continue readingPossible association between the pill and prostate cancer
New research shows that in countries with higher contraceptive pill use by women, men have higher rates of prostate cancer. […]
Continue readingCaptive breeding of black rhino not efficient – NZ researcher
The new International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warning that the wild black rhinoceros sub-species (Diceros bicornis longipes) is […]
Continue readingDetecting consciousness in vegetative patients – experts respond
What if you were trapped in your own body, unable to move or communicate in any way? How would any […]
Continue readingPowering Innovation report – experts respond
The Government today released the findings of an independent report into high value manufacturing in New Zealand, outlining major changes […]
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