New Zealand International Science Festival

Professor Jean Fleming has become the second person to be awarded a life membership of the New Zealand International Science Festival.

The top two mental inches between winning and losing will be studied at the 2012 New Zealand International Science Festival.

A tip for those parents who want their children to become leading plastic surgeons - go and buy some modelling clay.

Appearances by United States science rap singer Tom McFadden and an unusual "dining in the dark" experience will feature in Dunedin's latest New Zealand International Science Festival.

The formula for the New Zealand International Science Festival was just right, says festival director Sue Clarke.

New Zealanders were "living in an age of anxiety" about energy issues, Radio New Zealand host Kim Hill said yesterday.

More than one-third of all homes in New Zealand have mould and damp issues, with homes in the South Island in particular not being heated properly, a University of Otago professor says.

Wind power will become the "new oil" in New Zealand, with smaller and smarter wind turbines countering threats posed by soaring oil prices, wind power specialist Geoff Henderson predicts.

The Australian and New Zealand governments are the "ambulance at the bottom of the cliff" when it comes to children's and youth issues, such as obesity and mental health, a leading Australian researcher says.

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