As a bore hole is drilled down to the shaft at the Pike River mine, where 29 miners are still trapped, focus is on the gases that caused the initial explosion and which still make rescue incredibly dangerous for both miners and rescue crew. This graphic from today’s Dominion Post outlines how methane forms and […]
MoreThe families of up to 30 miners and contractors working at the Pike River coal mine on New Zealand’s West Coast face an agonizing wait overnight until a rescue effort can be launched in the morning to attempt to reach the miners. That rescue effort was tonight hampered by worries that in the wake of […]
MoreUNESCO has just produced its report on science for 2010 and a brief chapter details the recent shake-up of the New Zealand science system with a number of graphs benchmarking us against our neighbours in the Asia Pacific region. The report’s overwhelming theme is of an increased focus on science among emerging countries that is […]
MoreUPDATED: The Running Hot conference for emerging researchers is underway in Wellington – follow updates via Twitter @smcnz. Last night kicked off with an interesting panel discussion moderated by Radio New Zealand’s science-friendly Nights host, Bryan Crump. Crump quizzed three scientists on their areas of research, with included climate change, neuroscience and epigenetics. Before that, […]
MoreAs the latest study on the New Zealand public’s perception of science is released, a similar study across the Tasman focusing more narrowly on biotech has identified some similar trends. The survey of 1000 people from across Australia commissioned by the Australian Government’s Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research shows support for biotechnology techniques […]
MoreAccording to news reports this week, New Zealand women have exhausted in a few weeks a supply of contraceptive implants that was estimated to last the country a year. This from TVNZ: Pharmac started $1 million funding of Bayer’s contraceptive Jadelle from August 1, dropping the price from $300 to $3 – hoping to save […]
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