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Sugar, obesity and fizzy drinks – experts respond
Is sugar a “toxin? Should we tax fizzy drinks? Are the dangers of sugar exaggerated? Sugar, obesity, the role of […]
Continue readingRecent slowdown in warming explained – experts respond
AusSMC: A dramatic increase in the strength of the Pacific trade winds (a pattern of easterly winds spanning the tropics) […]
Continue readingA simpler way to make stem cells? Experts respond
Researchers in the US and Japan have developed a revolutionary new technique for creating pluripotent stem cells by exposing mature […]
Continue readingWhale strandings recap
Efforts to rescue pilot whales stranded near Farewell Spit in Golden Bay this week failed after the surviving animals repeatedly […]
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The Science Media Centre is looking for a summer intern / volunteer to lend a hand with day-to-day operations of the centre. […]
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From the first vat-grown hamburger to the discovery of the world’s largest volcano, scientists pushed back the limits of human […]
Continue readingDrink driving limits – experts respond
The Government plans to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres […]
Continue readingTsunami hazard report makes waves in NZ media
A report reviewing the tsunami hazard in New Zealand has received intense media coverage this week. The report, updating a […]
Continue readingNew Zealand tsunami hazard – the science updated
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management today released a review of tsunami hazard in New Zealand, the first […]
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