New research has demonstrated how shifted wind patterns caused in the Northern Hemisphere during the last ice age brought warm […]
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Southland Times: New system saves hours on milking time
Mark Hotton writes in The Southland Times about a new, Australian-developed system which is helping dairy farmers reduce their milking […]
Continue readingDominion Post: King-sized feasts lurking deep in NZ waters
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about giant New Zealand crabs which, says the author of a study into […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Time for debate on how to use fast broadband
Helen Twose writes in the New Zealand Herald about the author of the Digital Britain report, Lord Stephen Carter’s assertion […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Farmers must change to get more carbon in soil – scientist
A visiting soil scientist says that conventional farming practices prevent soil from increasing its carbon content – soil carbon is […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Sugar-free fails the acid test
Lois Cairns writes in the Sunday Star Times about the damage being caused to children’s teeth by sugar-free, but highly […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Giant tortoises re-established on island
Giant tortoises have been successfully re-introduced to one of the Galapagos islands. The tortoises were at one point threatened with […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Study rules out phone tower link to cancer
UK researchers have found no evidence linking a pregnant woman’s exposure to radiation from cellphone towers to the development of […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: “No strong evidence” PCP damages genes
The Ministry of Health says that there is no strong evidence that PCP (dioxin) – which was used for many […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Archaeologists and art restorers have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s apostles
Laser technology has allowed the discovery of what are believed to be the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus […]
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