NZ Science site records 65,000 hits in six months
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Fri May 02 2003 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
NZ Science site records 65,000 hits in six months
Friday, 2 May 2003, 9:08 am
Press Release: Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand based Science Web site records 65 thousand hits in first 6 months of operation
The Science Site http://www.thesciencesite.info , the New Zealand-based webzine for 15-18 year olds, has been online for just 6 months.
The site has recorded 65,575 hits since its launch last November and is fast developing an international readership
The stories are updated fortnightly and currently feature these topics:
* Colossal Squid
* Maggots & the Law
* Kiwi Link to DNA Jubilee
* Contraceptive Carrots
A unique feature of the site is the contributions of a feature writer, as well as student journalists from the Auckland University of Technology's School of Communication Studies.
An archive of past stories that have captured reader interest include:
Pollution Solutions
Fast Food and the Diabetes Risk
Energy Drinks Under the Health Spotlight
Australasia Gets First Umbilical Cord Blood Ban
Samoa to Benefit from Insect Research in NZ
It's Confirmed: the Kiwifruit Keeps You Regular
Clean and Green Image Under Risk
Humble Mangrove Under Fresh Scrutiny
New Zealand Scientists to Study Antarctic Climate Change Clues
Airport Incinerator Under Attack Over Dioxin Levels
Species Mapping Tool Wins Acclaim
New Zealand Farmers Could Turn Manure Into Energy
Power to the Digital Library
Toheroas Thrive Through Translocation
Copper Levels in Soil an Issue for West Auckland Development
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Finding New Zealand's Undersea Mineral Wealth
Refugees and Migrants Bringing TB to New Zealand
New Zealand Lags Behind in Hazardous Waste Management
Traditional Polluters Score High in Environmental Management
Creation "Science"
A Decade on, are Science and Business Still Mixing?
Matauranga Maori
Kiwis Asked to Think About Biotechnology
As One Kiwi Christmas Icon Thrives, Another's Decline Puzzles
Love of Science in Kiwi Students to be Cultivated at Forum
Salt Wearing Away Historic Antarctic Huts
New Zealand Scientists to Support Bovine Genome Project
Flood of Applications for Full-Release of GMOs Unlikely
Looking Toward Blue Skies
Kiwi Students to Have Chance to Quiz Nobel Laureates
Mixing Surfing with Science
Tsunami Are Danger, Not Spectacle, Scientists Warn
New Zealand Rocks Give Mass Extinction Clues
Natural Cure for Powdery Mildew could help Big Export Crop
Conservationists Aim to Contain Pest Fish
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