http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Science headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:11 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=82 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10625150&ref=rss The brains of people who risk everything when gambling may be wired up differently to those of the naturally cautious, according to a study that appears to have discovered a neurological basis for reckless behaviour.The research... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624988&ref=rss New Zealand women may think the man drought is bad, but it is nothing compared to what it was like for the moa.New research by a team at Canterbury University has found that adult male moa were heavily outnumbered, apparently... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624889&ref=rss A genetic test for how quickly a person will age over the course of a lifetime may soon be possible, following a study that has for the first time identified DNA variations in the population that can be linked with biological ageing.Scientists... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624735&ref=rss It is encouraging to see the New Zealand Institute wading into the debate around science and its role in the economy through the paper it released late last year, Standing on the Shoulders of Science.Its title suggests correctly... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624720&ref=rss To Australians and diving aficionados everywhere it's a natural wonder.But beneath the Great Barrier Reef's beauty, a team of scientists believe, lies the key to uncovering the long-term history of climate change.Academics... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624717&ref=rss Millions of people who strive to keep fit by jogging, swimming or going to the gym are wasting their time, scientists say.Researchers have discovered that the health benefits of aerobic exercise are determined by our genes - and... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624280&ref=rss More dinosaur fossils have been discovered in China, these ones revealing a dinosaur with russet-coloured feathers, stripes and a pretty cool Mohawk crest.The Anchiornis huxleyi would have weighed about 110 grams and appears to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:45:47 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624203&ref=rss Two hundred years after the birth of Charles Darwin, genetic tests on his own family have reinforced his theory that the human race originated in Africa.As part of an international genetics project, Darwin's great-great-grandson,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:05:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624147&ref=rss Revealed: the racy novel written by the world's most powerful climate scientist.Yes, according to last Saturday's edition of London's Daily Telegraph "the world's most powerful climate scientist", Dr Rajendra Pachauri, distinguished... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624115&ref=rss Scientists have succeeded in reading the mind of a man thought to have been lacking all awareness after a traumatic head injury, opening a host of questions about what it is to be a sentient person and how we should treat people in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:45:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10624101&ref=rss Andrew West, chief executive New Zealand's largest Crown Research Institute AgResearch, has announced his resignation.In a press release issued this morning, chairman Sam Robinson, said the institute's board was "not yet in a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:58:50 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10623963&ref=rss An Auckland scientist is attempting to break his own world record for rearing deep sea squid in captivity.The project is a warm-up for Dr Steve O'Shea from AUT University, whose main goal is to one day raise a giant squid in atank.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10623862&ref=rss Scientists have for the first time found powerful evidence that genius may be linked with madness.Speculation that the two may be related dates back millennia, and can be found in the writings of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates.... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10623816&ref=rss The controversial research paper that sparked an international scare over MMR vaccine was yesterday withdrawn by The Lancet medical journal, 12 years after it was published. The Lancet said it had taken the decision following... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:25:08 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/science/news/article.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10623815&ref=rss Scientists are warning that an expected peak in solar activity in 2012 could disrupt television and internet networks during the London Olympic Games.However, thanks to new technology the problem may be minimised rather than completely... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200