Officials and scientists from 28 countries that have signed up to the Global Research Alliance will arrive in Wellington next […]
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Large Hadron Collider success celebrated – research finally underway
Today, scientists at CERN in Geneva erupted into cheers as the world’s largest particle accelerator produced its first planned proton […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Top UK scientist urges NZ to keep open mind on GM
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald that the PM’s chief science advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman’s UK counterpart, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Recession eclipses planet’s problems
Eloise Gibson of the NZ Herald writes about the results of a recent survey showing that, over the last year, […]
Continue readingWaikato Times:Trains go faster than we think
Nicole Brennan writes in the Waikato Times about research from the University of Waikato showing that people’s perception of the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Asthma sufferers get help from blackcurrants
Blackcurrants contain a compound which could help lungs fight inflammation, according to research conducted by Plant and Food Research. The […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Female stick insects happy to go it alone
Research into New Zealand’s stick insects have shown that female stick insects do not need male stick insects in order […]
Continue readingScience sector merger announced
As foreshadowed earlier this month, State Services Minister Tony Ryall today announced a merger of New Zealand’s science policy and […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Geologists show how NZ and Australia broke apart
A mathematical model which was created to show how Australia and New Zealand originally broke apart suggests the same process […]
Continue readingODT: Food to be in focus at science festival
John Gibb writes in the Otago Daily Times about this year’s New Zealand International Science Festival, the theme of which […]
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