The annual TIN100 report released this week shows New Zealand’s top 100 high-tech companies generated revenue of $7.26 billion last […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Oil spill reports in the news
A Greenpeace-commissioned report investigating the possible extent of oil spills off New Zealand’s coast has receive widespread media coverage. The […]
Continue readingAntarctic reserves back on the agenda at CCAMLR
Policy makers are hoping an Antarctic conservation meeting in Hobart could lead to no-fish zones in the Southern Ocean, but […]
Continue readingNobel Prize recognises basis of computational chemistry
Three scientists who laid the groundwork for moving chemistry into the digital era have been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize […]
Continue readingHiggs Boson theory earns Nobel for Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the theorists who predicted the Higgs Boson particle 50 years before […]
Continue readingNobel Medicine Prize for discoveries in cell transport
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three researchers responsible for unravelling the complex world of […]
Continue readingFossilised moa droppings a window to the past
Bits of pollen, plant matter and DNA in fossilised moa poo offer clues to the giant birds’ eating habits. A […]
Continue readingTsunami hazard report makes waves in NZ media
A report reviewing the tsunami hazard in New Zealand has received intense media coverage this week. The report, updating a […]
Continue readingStudy finds sweet solution for neonatal condition
A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used as a first-line to treatment for low blood sugars in newborns, […]
Continue readingSleep a weighty issue for boys
Poor sleep habits have been linked with teen weight gain in a new study, but the findings only seem to […]
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