Part 1 of a summer series published by NIWA Forecasting whether we’re in for a hot, dry holiday or wet, humid conditions this summer can be a complex and tricky business. While modern state-of-the-art high-resolution forecasting models, like those run by NIWA’s supercomputer, have demonstrated significant accuracy and continue to improve each year, Mother Nature […]
MoreThe TVNZ current affairs show Seven Sharp has been criticised this year for dumbing down current affairs. A shake-up of the show is coming in the New Year, with seasoned broadcaster Mike Hoskings to anchor the show when it returns. But while the frivolous banter of the Seven Sharp presenters, social media pop-ups and soft […]
MoreFrom the first vat-grown hamburger to the discovery of the world’s largest volcano, scientists pushed back the limits of human knowledge in 2013 and developed technologies that could radically change how we live our lives. Over at the Science Media Centre, in conjunction with our colleagues at the AusSMC, we assembled the top 10 picks […]
MoreHe caused an uproar in science last year when he published a paper suggesting genetically modified maize and the RoundUp herbicide caused tumours in rats he used in his experiments. Now Gilles Seralini and colleagues have seen their paper in Food and Chemical Toxicology retracted by publisher Elsevier because of concerns over the “number of animals […]
MoreThe Greenpeace-commissioned report looking at the estimated impact of a deep water oil well leak in New Zealand waters has received a lot of attention this morning and for good reason. In the whole argument over oil exploration and whether we should drill or not, there’s been little science-based public discussion of the impact of […]
MoreI spent a couple of hours last weekend browsing the stands at the Go Green Expo which filled the TSB Arena with vendors promoting “sustainability, organics and green living”. For me the expo represents the best and worst of the green movement. On one hand we had companies displaying photovoltaic panel kits to allow you […]
MoreThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing up the current state of climate science and the global outlook regarding climate change. Government representatives and scientists have approved the Summary for Policymakers of the first part of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, subjecting it to line-by-line scrutiny. […]
MoreI’ve dived at the beautiful Mokohinau Islands, but wasn’t lucky enough to come across a sight like this. The eels were photographed by Auckland-based scientist James Williams near an underwater cliff at the Mokohinau Islands, off the northeast coast of the North Island. The National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) holds a photo […]
MoreThe Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, says New Zealand faces significant impacts from climate change in the next 30 to 40 years requiring a risk management approach and constant environmental monitoring of changes across the country. Sir Peter’s report, New Zealand’s changing climate and oceans: The impact of human activity and […]
MoreIt has taken nearly two months, but Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has finally responded to criticisms of its regulation of GM foods after it was accused of “systemic neglect” in its regulatory regime by Canterbury University’s Professor Jack Heinemann. The response is well worth a read for Sciblogs regulars who have followed the […]
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