A Sunday Star Times article by Lois Cairns looking at patches in coverage of tsunami warning gauges in the South […]
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Media Coverage: “Enhanced” water given a serve
An article in the Sunday Star Times examining claims about the nutritional value of vitamin water. An excerpt: (read in […]
Continue readingMedia Coverage: Ant-dropping wasps causing a buzz
Previously unheard-of wasp behaviour documented by Victoria University scientists has gained major media coverage both in New Zealand and overseas. […]
Continue readingODT: New dyeing process makes wool ‘sexy’
Textiles scientist Stewart Collie talks to the Otago Daily Times about the money-spinning potential of a new wool dyeing process […]
Continue readingRadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie discusses paedophilia in New Zealand
RadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, talks to Graeme Hill about paedophiles, breaking some widely held myths […]
Continue readingRadioLive: Janine Duckworth on the ‘pill’ for possums
RadioLive EnviroNews: Graeme Hill interviews Janine Duckworth, Landcare Research’s pest control specialist, on a new vaccine that might control the […]
Continue readingThe Press: Scanner used on cliffs starts work in city
Press Reporter Paul Gorman takes a look at how geo-scanning technology, previously used to detect potential rockfalls and landslides, is […]
Continue readingFiona Fox: Media meltdown over nuclear threat
The UK Science Media Centre’s Director Fiona Fox has published a lengthy blog post summing up the international media’s response […]
Continue readingNuclear experts on the latest at Fukushima
SMC UK: The latest update on the Japanese nuclear situation compiled by our colleagues at the Science Media Centre in […]
Continue readingCancer risk test for smokers could be offered at pharmacies
A scientist who helped develop a cheek swab genetic test for lung cancer risk is calling for it to be […]
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