A new study published in Nature suggests that consuming commonly used artificial sweeteners may actually increase the body’s post-meal uptake of […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
MBIE funding for New Zealand science
The government has announced the recipients of the 2014 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment funding round, injecting $139 million […]
Continue readingPot-smoking teens less likely to finish high school
Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to New Zealand […]
Continue readingIncreased DOC predator control in the news
The media attention is back on pests such as rats and stoats as the Department of Conservation (DOC) gears up […]
Continue readingAny diet works, if it’s one you can stick to
A new study comparing the outcomes of popular diets, such as Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and the Atkins Diet among others, […]
Continue readingAncient kaka ‘cousin’ found in the Chatham Islands
New Zealand officially has a new species of parrot, but unfortunately it has already been extinct for several hundred years. […]
Continue readingSheepdogs round up the rules for crowd control
Scientists have found two simple rules behind how sheepdogs manage to round up and move sheep so efficiently, which they […]
Continue readingWorld Science Week underway in Auckland
Auckland is abuzz with science as a number of high-level conferences kick off in the city. The events are taking […]
Continue readingFluoridation safe, effective – report
A comprehensive report on the safety and efficacy of community water fluoridation aims to put to rest concerns and misinformation […]
Continue readingTuatara’s distant relative also survived asteroid
New fossils from South America overturn the current thinking that the tuatara was the only species of its kind to […]
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