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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Water increasingly important in environmental perceptions
Climate change may be the world’s biggest environmental challenge, but New Zealanders are pre-occupied with issues of water quality at […]
Continue readingAnti-inflammatory drugs and cardiovascular risk
A review of research has clarified the heart and stroke risks associated with taking anti-inflammatory drugs. Australian and Canadian researchers […]
Continue readingAll eyes on the sky for satellite re-entry
Our friends at the Australian Science Media Centre have collected useful background, resources and commentary ahead of the re-entry: NASA’s […]
Continue readingExperts on link between Canterbury quakes
A new study suggests that geological stress caused by the September Darfield quake may have ‘loaded’ the fault that ruptured […]
Continue readingSpeed camera needed for neutrinos?
Physicists have said – in a paper and in a seminar at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) – […]
Continue readingAboriginal DNA sheds light on early humans – experts respond
A single lock of Aboriginal hair has revealed the genetic origins the first Australians and offered insight into the spread […]
Continue readingNZ revs up bid for new eye on the galaxy
New Zealand’s progress in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope “mega-science” project has stepped up several notches with announcements […]
Continue readingKiwi scientists support Italian seismologists on trial
Several Italian earthquake scientists are currently standing trial for manslaughter, after accusations that their lack of warnings led to the […]
Continue readingExperts on Times Atlas Greenland ice cover claims
Controversy has engulfed the venerable Times Atlas of the World, which in its newest edition, claims warming has turned 15% […]
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