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The best (and worst) ways to beat mosquito bites

First one, then another. Bite! Slap! Bite! Before you know it, mosquitoes are descending from the skies to disrupt your backyard summer

Big cat in race to cheat death

Urgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - sprinting to extinction, experts have warned.

Kiwi research explores animal emotions

Kiwi scientists are exploring the emotions of livestock in pioneering research that could improve the way animals are farmed.

Watch: Where have Kaikoura's crayfish gone?

NIWA marine ecology technician Mark Fenwick has observed the dramatic changes to Kaikoura's crayfish habitats.

99-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found

The feathered tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur has been discovered, miraculously preserved in amber.

Can you spot the penguin in this photo?

Can you spot the penguin? If you're struggling, stop squinting and take in the big picture.

Glow-in-the-dark bugs bring art to life

They're usually found inside the guts of fish: but glow-in-the-dark bugs also look great on canvas.

Weird science: toddler robots learn like kids do

Children learn new words using the same method as robots, psychologists say.

Why can't some hair be combed?

Some children suffer from completely tangled hair, which, as their parents will attest, can't be combed at all. Scientists now have the answer.

Making sense of Kaikoura's new coast

Scientists have revealed the extent of uplift on the South Island's northeastern coast - observing that in some places the land was raised by two metres.

Can animals sense earthquakes?

The latest earthquake again prompted reports of animals behaving strangely just before the main shock hit. What does science say?

Prepare for the zombie apocalypse

While post-election US has already been compared to an episode from The Walking Dead, researchers have worked out what a zombie apocalypse would look like.

How dogs became man's best friend

Genetic evidence suggests that man's best friend has been enjoying food scraps from humans since the earliest days of living together, even adapting to digest changes in human diet.

Watching over our wildlife - from above

A clever tracking innovation, combining the use of drones with radio tags and dubbed DroneCounts, has scooped a major conservation award.

Deadly brainwashing power of parasites

Horror parasites brainwash their victims, driving them to kill themselves. And they're in your backyard.

Have we been making our snapper smaller?

For the first time, scientists will construct a detailed picture stretching back more than 500 years of how we've affected our most important fisheries species - potentially genetically.