A magnificent light display – known as the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis – was visible even as far north […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Vaccines, superbugs spread in the media
Superbugs and vaccines are high on the agenda this week at the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) conference, an […]
Continue readingCyclone Pam hits New Zealand
Wild weather is expected across much of the country as Cyclone Pam tracks close to New Zealand. Severe weather warnings […]
Continue readingNational concern over 1080 threat
A criminal threat to contaminate infant formula powder with the pesticide 1080 has been made public by authorities, who remain […]
Continue readingBetter air quality monitoring needed – PCE
New Zealand air quality is good but could be better, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, calling on the […]
Continue readingThe science behind weather balloons – 3 News
3 News weather presenter Kanoa Lloyd asks Maurice Hodgson how he helps meteorologists measure weather conditions using hydrogen-filled balloons. An excerpt […]
Continue readingBig marine conservation questions – NZ Herald
As part of a series on Seaweek 2015, New Zealand Herald science reporter Jamie Morten looks at the big questions […]
Continue readingWhat can NZ learn from Japanese earthquakes? – The Press
Paul Gorman, science editor at The Press, visited Japan on an Asia New Zealand Foundation and Foreign Press Center of […]
Continue readingNo link found between brain cancer and mobile use
Despite a dramatic increase in the use of mobile phones, there hasn’t been a matching rise in the incidence of […]
Continue readingNew Chief Scientific Advisor appointed – Radio New Zealand
Professor Richie Poulton is the newly-appointed Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Social Development, Radio New Zealand reports. An […]
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