New Zealand has several hundred companies actively involved in the bioscience sector, over half of which (more than 150) expect […]
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Dom Post: NZ may put up $30m to join outer-universe study
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports on the joint NZ-Australia bid to be a part of the ‘world’s biggest […]
Continue readingRuralNews: Breakthrough in livestock emissions
Hamish Carnachan of Rural News reports on the recent mapping of a methanogen genome. It is hoped that the breakthrough, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Aerosol particles may cool, not warm the Earth
Eloise Gibson of the NZ Herald reports, in the 3rd of a 4-part series, about the remaining gaps in scientists’ […]
Continue readingODT: Climate change may favour resort
Joanne Carroll of the Otago Daily Times reports that climate change could in fact benefit Queenstown’s tourism industry as many […]
Continue readingDom Post: Current thinking at IRL
Bill O’Byrne of the Dominion Post reports on high temperature superconductors (HTS), what they are, and the cutting edge work […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pacific coastal disaster risk to be assessed
Eloise Gibson of the NZ Herald reports that GNS scientists will be spending the next 6 months travelling around the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Chemical-free cosmetic created in NZ
AgResearch scientists have discovered a the formula for a new cosmetic, which can be made without the use of chemicals […]
Continue readingDom Post: Kiwi aids climate-change research overhaul
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports that a local scientist, Professor Martin Manning, is part of an international team […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Scientists gloomy about profession
A survey conducted by the Association of Scientists shows that less than half of NZ scientists would recommend the profession […]
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