New Zealand scientists have used language to plot the origins of most populations in the islands of South East Asia […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
The Magnetic Pole and Shackleton’s epic journey
As descendants of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton last week trekked to the South Pole to commemorate the 100th anniversary of […]
Continue readingNIWA’s weather summary for 2008
Significant weather and climate events – 2008 National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research PART ONE: Temperature & High Rainfall […]
Continue readingBush’s marine reserve move – the pros and cons
President Bush this week announced the creation of three new US marine reserves in the Pacific Ocean collectively covering an […]
Continue readingMetService report: the weather in 2008
By MetService Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt A fact sheet on how the weather is forecast compiled by the Science Media […]
Continue readingEinstein, Darwin, Newton and…Rutherford
100 years ago — on 10 Dec 1908 — New Zealand’s most preeminent scientist, Ernest Rutherford, received the Nobel Prize […]
Continue readingExperts criticise claims in new diabetes book
Author Dr Neal Barnard visits New Zealand this week (8th and 9th December) to promote his book The Reverse Diabetes Diet amidst […]
Continue readingISSCR Guidelines for the Clinical Translation of Stem Cells
A commentary published in the December 4 issue of Cell Stem Cell discusses the new International Society for Stem Cell […]
Continue readingOcean acidification – deep-sea corals the first to go?
Scientists who explore the deep reaches of the oceans are gathering in New Zealand to share cutting edge research. The […]
Continue readingPenguin bones reveal long-lost species
The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin, one of our most charismatic native species, was a stranger to New Zealand until just […]
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