An expert advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted in favour of conditionally approving a […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
HRC funding for the health of New Zealand
Female infertility, better housing and kicking the smoking habit are just some of the health issues to be tackled by […]
Continue readingEndangered Maui’s dolphin now on the cusp of extinction
A new warning has sounded for the world’s smallest dolphin, with a researcher now reporting there are less than 50 […]
Continue readingSupersized ozone hole avoided
The Montreal Protocol has prevented a supersized Antarctic ozone hole and a ‘full blown’ Arctic ozone hole, a new study has […]
Continue readingCanon Media Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2015 Canon Media Awards were announced in Auckland on Friday night, including those for the Science […]
Continue readingBudget 2015: R&D funding in the NZ Herald
Hamish Fletcher, the New Zealand Herald‘s business reporter, looks at the possible outcomes for the science sector ahead of today’s […]
Continue readingIs a megathrust quake around the corner? – Campbell Live
Campbell Live’s Tristram Clayton and Whena Owen interviewed GNS scientists last night about the latest findings on central New Zealand’s ‘megathrust’ quake zone. We […]
Continue readingMegathrust quake research in the news
New evidence of historic earthquakes under central New Zealand has received widespread media coverage this week. The two earthquakes took […]
Continue readingTangata Whenua book wins 2015 Science Book Prize
The book Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History has won the 2015 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize, announced at the Auckland […]
Continue readingSynthetic cannabis restrictions linked to decreased psychiatric patients
When new laws restricted the availability of synthetic cannabis in 2013 the number of people needing emergency psychiatric services after using synthetic […]
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