Prestigious medical journal The Lancet has formally retracted the paper in which Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the […]
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NIWA seasonal climate outlook: February – April 2010
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A cool end to summer, and continuing drier than […]
Continue readingUK experts on Wakefield’s General Medical Council ruling
The UK’s General Medical Council has ruled that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the MMR vaccine can be […]
Continue readingOne step closer to livestock that burp less
Today, the first map of a rumen methanogen DNA sequence was published in the journal PLoS One, giving scientists worldwide […]
Continue readingHealthy eating in our schools – are we doing enough?
Nearly a year ago, Education Minster Anne Tolley announced the scrapping of a mandate for healthy foods in schools: “As […]
Continue readingGlaciologist responds to doubts over Himalayan melt
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is reexamining a report it issued that suggests Himalayan glaciers could vanish […]
Continue readingExperts on Haiti’s devastating earthquake
As many as 100,000 people are feared dead after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti yesterday. Our colleagues at the […]
Continue readingTV viewing and mortality
AusSMC (Adelaide): Is sitting in front of the TV shortening your life? Australian researchers have tracked the TV viewing habits […]
Continue readingExperts warn of the dangers of detox diets
After the over-indulgences of the festive season, many of us will resolve to get fit and healthy and to shed […]
Continue readingNew Zealand’s weather in 2009 – a year in review
By Bob McDavitt, MetService Weather Ambassador 2009 globally was the fifth warmest year in the past 130 years, with 2005 […]
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