Ellie Constantine writes in the Otago Daily Times about research which suggests that poor dietary choices have more to do […]
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The Press: The nanotech revolution in NZ
Glenda Lewis of The Press writes about an upcoming talk by visiting scientist and nanotech pioneer Dr Don Eigler, who […]
Continue readingDom Post/Stuff: Research shows natural cancer therapies don’t cure, says expert
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post writes that a medical expert is warning the public that complementary therapies not only […]
Continue readingDom Post: Taking Kermadec arc off the mining map
Research, Science and Technology minister Wayne Mapp says he supports the protection of the Kermadec region, and hence the restriction […]
Continue readingODT: Groundwater nutrient focus
Colin Williscroft and Rebecca Fox write in the Otago Daily Times about a consultation meeting to be held on the […]
Continue readingSunday News: NZ view on global warming
An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Auckland, has found that there was a sudden release […]
Continue readingDom Post: NZ wages battle for diversity
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about a two-day conference starting at Te Papa today in which scientists will […]
Continue readingBusiness Day: Mapping of apple genome sets scene for new types
Romy Udanga writes in Business Day about the release of the first complete draft sequence of the apple genome – […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Jessica Alba wins in the mathematics of sex appeal
According to research conducted by a Wellingtonian anthropologist, men find women with waist-to-hip ratios of 0.7 most attractive. The ratio […]
Continue readingDominion Post: Researchers dying to discuss the afterlife
Michael Forbes writes in the Dominion Post about Massey University researchers who aim to study near death experiences. The study […]
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