Over the weekend, delegates at UN climate talks adopted the ‘Cancun Agreements‘, laying the groundwork for an extension to Kyoto […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Experts on mobile phones and child behaviour
A newly published paper has drawn a link between regular mobile phone use by pregnant women before and after their […]
Continue readingAttack on fur seal colony – expert responds
23 New Zealand fur seal pups and adults were found clubbed to death this morning at Ohau Point, near Kaikoura. […]
Continue reading2010 Global temperatures in top 3 warmest on record – WMO
The World Meteorological Organization released its draft annual statement on the status of global climate today at UN climate talks […]
Continue readingArsenic-eating bacteria expand scope of what life could be
NASA researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria in a lake in California that uses arsenic as one of its […]
Continue readingLong term exposure to pesticides may be linked to dementia
Long-term exposure to pesticides could raise the risk of developing dementia, a study published today in the journal Occupational and […]
Continue readingNIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook: December 2010 – February 2011
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months: “A typical La Niña summer likely” A moderate to […]
Continue readingEuropean ban on bisphenol A in baby bottles — expert reaction
The European Commission decided last week to bar use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles. This […]
Continue readingExperts on preliminary results from new longitudinal study
The first results from the new Auckland-based longitudinal study “Growing Up in New Zealand” were released today at Parliament. The […]
Continue readingExperts on potential techniques to stabilise Pike River
UPDATED: Further explosions in the Pike River mine are possible as a volatile mix of gases prevents a rescue crew […]
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