Steam and gas jets are still coming out of the active vent on Whakaari / White Island, following the eruption […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Rethinking plastics in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction
Reducing the burden of plastic is the theme of a new report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor […]
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Draft cannabis legislation – Expert Reaction
The Government has released the first draft of the cannabis legislation that New Zealanders will vote on in next year’s referendum. The draft Bill sets out […]
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Rat toxicology reports – Expert Reaction
A report has emerged from an unnamed lab that claims to have detected 1080 in the dead rats collected on the West […]
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New Zealand’s space economy – Expert Reaction
New Zealand’s space sector contributed $1.69 billion to the economy in the last financial year, according to a report commissioned […]
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Vitamin E acetate found in lungs of vaping victims – Expert Reaction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is narrowing in on vitamin E acetate as a potential cause of […]
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Bushfires rage along Australia’s East Coast – Expert Reaction
Devastating bushfires along the New South Wales and Queensland coastline have caused the loss of more than 150 homes and […]
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Measuring changes to our environment – Expert Reaction
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) Simon Upton has reviewed our environmental reporting system and found it wanting. In […]
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Monthly birth control patch – Expert Reaction
US researchers have developed a new reversible contraceptive microneedle patch that slowly releases the hormone levonorgestrel over the course of […]
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Satellite to measure methane emissions – Expert Reaction
Mission control for an international space mission to locate and measure global methane emissions will be based in New Zealand. […]
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