Francisco Blaha, Independent Fisheries Advisor, comments: “The debate on fisheries this election lacks science and practitioner views. The Fisheries Amendment Bill debate was fought with slogans, and ...
Vapes containing illicit drugs could result in harm over the summer, according to New Zealand’s drug early warning system ...
Websites around the world have been shut down as a precaution after AI was used to discover a vulnerability in PHP, commonly ...
An mRNA-based melanoma vaccine has been shown to reduce the risk of death or cancer coming back by 42%. The trial tested the personalised vaccine on patients, including some from NZ, whose melanoma ...
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The Science Media Centre is offering a paid, part-time work placement for a new graduate over summer 2026-27 in Wellington. […] ...
An official complaint alleges that NZ has broken its climate promises, failing to uphold its legal commitments in the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement. Dutch climate group Both ENDS is lodging the first ...
This year’s Budget includes a big boost for research commercialisation, alongside cuts to a range of research funds. This includes an additional $37 million towards commercialisation and partnerships ...
US officials knew their monitoring method might be missing some harmful effects of COVID vaccines, claims an investigative journalism article in a medical journal. Rare heart inflammation side effects ...
We now have details of a new Bill which introduces long-awaited reforms to genetic modification rules, reducing restrictions for scientists to work with the technology. The applications for genetic ...