This is a backgrounder preared by the Science Media Centre of Canada in response to the unfolding situation at the […]
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Text-based Q&As with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.
The Canterbury earthquake and the science response
Media are invited to attend a press conference at 11am today on the scientific response to the Canterbury earthquake and […]
Continue readingObserving Earth from above: remote sensing and satellite data
UPDATE: ATV Launch successful (see below) This week, top scientists from the European Space Agency are in New Zealand for […]
Continue readingScientists find part of Pink Terraces under Lake Rotomahana
Scientists using robotic underwater vehicles to map the bottom of Lake Rotomahana are certain they have found part of the […]
Continue readingBRIEFING: Lake Rotomahana investigation – release of results
MEDIA BRIEFING: TODAY 11:30 AM Project Leader Cornel de Ronde of GNS Science will announce results of his team’s just-completed […]
Continue readingBriefing: How will Australia cope with peak oil?
A briefing by the Australian Science Media Centre has looked at the issue of peak oil in Australia, and how […]
Continue readingHow earthquake-resilient are our cities?
A well-developed understanding of seismic hazards and how to construct earthquake-resilient buildings was crucial to avoiding loss of life in […]
Continue readingONLINE BRIEFING: Biodiversity in 2010 – taking stock
2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, is drawing to a close. This year’s targets for global biodiversity conservation — the […]
Continue readingWhale strandings — what science can tell us
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING (Wed 20 Oct): Last month’s mass stranding event of over 70 pilot whales on a remote Northland […]
Continue readingNew report – public’s attitudes to science
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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