As The Emissions Trading Scheme select committee continues to hear submissions on the review of the carbon-reduction mechaism, Australian Prime […]
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New Zealand glaciers disprove global climate sync-up
Researchers have long puzzled over how climate has evolved over thousands of years in different regions of the world. Has […]
Continue readingThe economic implications of the swine flu outbreak – AusSMC
The AusSMC gathered these comments from academics at the Australian School of Business who have been considering the impact of […]
Continue readingSwine influenza – backgrounder
A backgrounder on swine influenza put together by the Science Media Centre in London. What is it? · Swine flu […]
Continue readingExperts respond – UK scientists on the swine flu outbreak
Comments gathered by the Science Media Centre based in London. New Zealand and Australian expert comment can be found here. […]
Continue readingJournalists’ questions on swine flu answered
The Science Media Centre in London compiled answers to questions on swine flu posed by UK-based journalists – answers courtesy […]
Continue readingSwine flu outbreak – Scientists respond
Scientists suggest Auckland students recently returned from a school trip to Mexico with flu-like symptoms are “very likely” to have […]
Continue readingBritish Government’s plan for carbon capture & storage
Britain’s energy secretary, Ed Miliband has announced that no new coal-fired power station will now get government consent in the […]
Continue readingFears allayed about massive methane burp
A major spike in the powerful greenhouse gas methane nearly 12,000 years ago wasn’t the result of a catastrophic release […]
Continue readingHuman cloning work shows a “complete lack of responsibility”
Fertility expert Panayiotis Zavos, founder of the Zavos Organization based in Lexington, Kentucky has renewed controversy about human cloning with […]
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