Today sees the launch of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology’s third report on public attitudes to science. The […]
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Podcast: FarmsOnLine to aid biosecurity outbreak responses
Five years on from Operation Waiheke, the government’s response to a foot and mouth outbreak on Waiheke Island that turned […]
Continue readingLandmark ‘Census of Marine Life’ effort culminates today
The first-ever global Census of Marine Life will officially conclude today at a news conference in London, after a decade […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: IgNobels, Kiwi attitudes to science, SciBlogs anniversary
What do Kiwis think of science? Next week will see the launch of a study that looks at the public’s […]
Continue reading‘Dirty Weather’ Diaries of Reverend Davis — rescuing lost climate data from the past
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: THUR 30 September, 1:30 pm (NZT) — Weather data salvaged from Northland missionary diaries and Australian First […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Canadian SMC, diabetes drug suspended, whooping cough
SMC network expands to Canada Monday sees the launch of the Canadian Science Media Centre, representing the SMC network’s first […]
Continue readingScientists on implications of sea level rise
The potential impacts of an increase in sea level over the course of the next century were the subject of […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Marsen Fund winners, sea level rise, and flu co-infection
Marsden grant winners revealed next week Next Friday will see the public release of details about the winners of the […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Earth science, food safety and Tim Flannery to visit
A massive week for earth science Barely a week on from last Saturday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury, scientists have […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Stern lectures, food insecurity, NZ energy, and new blogs
Stern talk on climate change British economist Nicholas Stern will bring his “get serious” message on climate change to New […]
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