Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about concerns over whether Sirocco the kakapo should be allowed to continue his […]
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NZ Herald/NZPA: Icelandic eruption disrupts flights
Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which began erupting in Iceland on Wednesday, has caused flights across the UK and much […]
Continue readingWaikato Times/NZPA: AgResearch granted GE research approval
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (Erma) has granted AgResearch approval to continue working with genetically modified cells and animals. The […]
Continue readingWaikato Times: To chew or not to chew, what suits you?
Rebeccah Todd writes in the Waikato Times about research being undertaken by Lincoln’s Plant & Food Research scientists into how […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: Risks outweigh rewards in sunbed use
New research shows that using sunbeds has more risks than benefits. The research, conducted by NIWA, showed that sunbed use […]
Continue readingWaikato Times: Salinger doesn’t feel critics’ heat
Jeff Neems writes in the Waikato Times about Dr Jim Salinger, a noted New Zealand climate scientist. Salinger has recently […]
Continue reading3 News: Case for Martian water strengthens
Dan Satherley reports for 3 News that two new reports have strengthened the case for water not being an earth-only […]
Continue readingODT: Bequeathed bodies aid medical science
A survey has shown that most of the people who have bequeathed their bodies to the University of Otago’s School […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Medical professionals concerned by energy-drink buzz
Anna Rushworth writes in the Herald on Sunday that research carried out by the paper showed that energy drinks can […]
Continue readingThe Press: Chiropractors’ treatments questioned
Rebeccah Todd writes in The Press about research in the New Zealand Medical Journal showing that many of the claims […]
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