The New Zealand Government has followed through on a proposal, foreshadowed in August, to ban giving cough and cold medicines […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Australian wins Nobel Prize
Hobart-born scientist, Dr Elizabeth Blackburn is one of three scientists to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for […]
Continue readingRevised ETS likely to encourage forestry and reduce emissions
Associate Professor Euan G. Mason, from School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, and Member of the New Zealand Royal Society, […]
Continue readingDepth of quake meant Sumatra avoided tsunami
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Samoan islands, an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra has also caused […]
Continue readingFirst major test of NZ tsunami gauge network
Several dozen people are dead in the Samoan islands following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake this morning that was centred 205 […]
Continue readingUK SMC: Experts react to news of an HIV vaccine that works
For the first time ever, an AIDS vaccine protected people from infection with the human immunodeficency virus, lowering the risk […]
Continue readingGNS scientist Brad Field on the promise of carbon capture and storage
Stuart Haszeldine’s article in Science this week identifies the main issues regarding the implementation of capture and underground storage of […]
Continue readingGuilt-free coal and gas within reach?
This week, Science magazine features a round-up of leading approaches to carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology being developed […]
Continue readingWater found on the moon – Experts respond
Issued by the Australian Science Media Centre: Data from three spacecraft indicate that water exists in the surface of the […]
Continue readingEl Niño with a difference
El Niño ‘Modoki’ – a new kind of El Niño will increase with global warming Research published today in Nature […]
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