A second explosion at the Pike River mine this afternoon ended all hope of the 29 missing miners being rescued. […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Experts: Multiple use of mine rescue robots unprecedented
UPDATE: This morning’s news conference revealed new information about the use of robots in the research and rescue effort underway […]
Continue readingMine CCTV footage – what it may tell us
CCTV video footage taken from a camera at the entrance to the Pike River mine was released last night and […]
Continue readingExperts on effectiveness of robots in mine rescue operations
A military robot sent into the Pike River mine to survey conditions has broken down, mine officials confirmed at a […]
Continue readingPike River: Experts on explosion, conditions in the mine, rescue efforts
Drilling continues at the Pike River mine as engineers create a 162-metre deep bore hole through to the mine shaft […]
Continue readingAntiproton successfully trapped for first time
The ALPHA Project, of which 15 Canadians are a part, is working at CERN’s antiproton decelerator facility in Switzerland. The […]
Continue readingGovernment: Agriculture may not make ETS in 2015
UPDATED 4.45PM:The Government’s plan to include agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2015 may not go ahead if New […]
Continue readingHeavy smoking in pregnancy and crime in offspring
Research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, suggests children of mothers who smoke heavily during pregnancy […]
Continue readingPSA and kiwifruit: scientific backgrounder
Below you will find a collection of research papers examining the impact, spread and characteristics of PSA and canker in […]
Continue readingAustralian HPV vaccination programme reduces STD – experts respond
AusSMC: Australia’s free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program for young women has decreased the diagnosis of genital warts by 59 […]
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