The NZPA reports that a recent survey conducted by Reader’s Digest has found that New Zealanders are becoming increasingly tired […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Manawatu Standard: Soothing treat could ease cancer treatment
Scientists from the University of Auckland have teamed up with Fonterra to develop a dessert which could offset the side-effects […]
Continue readingNBR/NZPA: Crown Research Institutes to be reviewed
Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp has announced that the country’s Crown Research Institutes are going to be intensively […]
Continue readingStuff: Vast plankton bloom off New Zealand
A huge bloom of phytoplankton has been spotted off the east coast of New Zealand by satellite photography. The photos […]
Continue readingThe Press: New DNA law used to tackle 8000 old cases
Ian Steward of the The Press writes about the recent change of law widening the powers of police to take […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Cold comfort for blocked noses
A feature in the Weekend Herald by senior features writer Chris Barton on the Government’s move to limit availability of […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Study calls into question Govt’s folic-acid block
Martin Johnston of the New Zealand Herald writes about new research which puts to rest fears about a relationship between […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Brian Fallow – Kyoto window dressing for Copenhagen
New Zealand Herald economics editor Brian Fallow on the emissions trading scheme. An excerpt: (read in full here) “In the […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/AP: 32 more planets discovered
European astronomers have found another 32 planets in solar systems outside ours, bringing the total number of exoplanets to more […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Tropical ‘first’ in backyard
Issac Davison of the New Zealand Herald reports on a Tauranga couple’s successful attempt to create a tropical climate in […]
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