Research reported online last week on BBC Earth News asserts that the vast numbers of invasive Argentine ants living in […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
AusSMC: Discovery of first large Australian dinosaurs in 28 years
New research published in PLoS ONE today (Fri 3 July) describes the remains of three new species of dinosaur: two […]
Continue readingRemembering Joan Wiffen, New Zealand’s ‘Dinosaur lady’
Dr James Crampton, paleontologist and programme leader at GNS Science, comments: “I guess for me, her story is a wonderful […]
Continue readingExperts on 60 Minutes artificial food colouring piece
A report by TV3’s 60 Minutes this week on the effects of artificial food colouring (‘Off Colour’, Monday 29 June), […]
Continue readingClimate report urges Britain to prepare for hotter future
The UK Climate Projections 2009 report released this week suggests that Britain needs to begin planning for severe flooding and […]
Continue readingExperts on Queensland death following Tasering (updated)
A man who died after being Tasered by police in north Queensland is the second person to die in Australia […]
Continue readingWHO on swine flu: “We’re all in this together”
Overnight the World Health Organisation raised the status of the A(H1N1) virus to phase 6 and is now officially treating […]
Continue readingPolluted waterways – the science and the solutions
Water quality in our rivers, streams, lakes and estuaries is deteriorating as land use, particularly by the agricultural sector intensifies. […]
Continue readingExpert clarifies comments on supposed NZ swine flu origins
The American scientist quoted in recent news reports as claiming the A(H1N1) virus originated in “either New Zealand or China” […]
Continue readingMalaria drug resistance growing – experts respond
Scientists working with the World Health Organisation say they have found the first evidence of resistance to the world’s most […]
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