All News from Mon, 18 Oct 2010
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Tsunami response put to test
Wednesday's Exercise Tangaroa will use new scientific modelling from GNS Science that allows for distinct regional warnings to be issued Read more…
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New approach called for to tackle obesity
Community and family support initiatives needed for Maori -Te Hotu Manawa Maori nutrition manager, Leonie Matoe Read more…
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Govt looks at surge of rural bids for taxpayer cash
MAF receives 14 proposals in the fourth round of PGP funding for primary production research Read more…
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Winning science essays to be announced
The Royal Society of New Zealand today announced shortlists for the 20 fiction and non-fiction finalists for this year's Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing Read more…
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UN meeting aims to set species-saving goals
The UN Convention of Biological Diversity aims to set 20 measurable targets for the next decade at its meeting in Nagoya, Japan Read more…
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CPR switch: Chest presses first, then give breaths
Revised American Medical Association guidelines at odds with resuscitation research that shows more cardiac arrest patients survive when given hands-only CPR Read more…
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For gay youths, middle school can be toughest time
US study shows the coming-out age is now on average 13.4 years, much younger than in previous decades Read more…
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Permit given to catch king crabs
The Ministry of Fisheries has granted Crabco Ltd an exploratory permit to undertake research and fishing of deepwater king and red crabs Read more…
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Gene key to depression
MKP-1 switches off brain chemicals crucial to the survival and function of neurons - Yale University research Read more…
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Education deal with Libya could bring $30m annually
Government signs agreement to host more than 300 fully-funded Libyan scholarship students in education and science Read more…
