Pelicans and turtles are among the animals suffering the effects of an oil spill from a cargo ship that has […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Peking Man’s age revised by 200,000 years
The bones of Zhoukoudian Homo erectus, commonly known as ‘Peking Man’, may be 200,000 years older than previously thought, according […]
Continue readingStudies uncover health impacts of melamine consumption
Nearly six months after the San-Lu tainted milk powder scandal in China broke drawing New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra into […]
Continue readingExperts respond: Australia’s draft carbon reduction legislation
The Australian Science Media Centre rounded up comment from scientists on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme exposure draft legislation released […]
Continue readingExperts respond: Obama’s stem cell research policy shift
The British Science Media Centre rounded up comment from scientists on President Obama’s move to lift limits on embryonic stem […]
Continue readingSMC Briefing: Biosecurity – heading off the threats
LISTEN ONLINE: MEDIA BRIEFING: Tuesday, 10 March 10.30am As an isolated, island nation, New Zealand has managed to keep at […]
Continue readingBOOTES-3 a major boost for New Zealand astronomy
New Zealand astronomers will seek a glimpse of the universe’s first generation of stars using BOOTES-3, a new gamma-ray telescope […]
Continue readingAn “undoubted setback”: Scientists on NASA’s satellite crash
NASA’s attempt to launch a carbon emissions-monitoring satellite into space has failed with the US$278 million Orbiting Carbon Observatory crashing […]
Continue readingEcstasy report sparks controversy in Britain
A British report based on a 12-month study of 4,000 academic papers says that the drug ecstasy poses a significant […]
Continue readingScientists comment on GM trial breach
Plant & Food’s decision to suspend two genetic modification trials following an environmental control breach has struck a blow to […]
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