All News from Fri, 3 Sep 2010
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Groups of friends key to changing health behaviour
MIT online social networking study published in the journal Science Read more…
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Austerity cuts put Britain’s science base at risk
Advocacy group, Campaign for Science and Engineering sees brain drain, facilities closures, if funding slashed Read more…
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BPA limit needs to be lowered – consumer lobby
Australian consumer group Choice says guidelines for bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging are based on outdated research Read more…
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UN researchers criticize its anti-poverty plan
The UN Research Institute for Social Development report "Combatting Poverty and Inequality" was released Friday Read more…
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Lift age of criminal responsibility to 18 – HRC
In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) - Human Rights Commission Read more…
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4.3 quake shakes Taupo region
GNS Science reports deep quake centred north of Turangi Read more…
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Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash
Mount Sinabung's third eruption in the past week Read more…
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Chile miners soon to ‘see’ loved ones
Through video link; drilling stopped Thursday to cement over a geological fault that threatened to make the escape shaft unstable Read more…
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Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer
The chances of developing esophageal cancer from bisphosphonates is still very small - study author Read more…
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African livelihoods at risk as fish die
New IUCN Red List data shows a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened Read more…
