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Is NZ cancer drug funding lagging?

NZ Cancer Society medical director Dr Christopher Jackson discusses urgent worries around New Zealand's systems for reviewing and funding ground-breaking new cancer drugs.

NZH Focus: Did aliens send us a message?

In this morning's Focus: Could aliens have sent a 'strong message' from space? And Apple gets a massive bill from Ireland.

Stranger Things: Have we found aliens?

Watch NZH Focus: Radio signals detected from deep space and kept secret by the Russians are now being investigated by international scientists.

Nobel Prize scientist visits NZ

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist visiting New Zealand says the things you learn in school aren't everything.

Watch: Helen Taylor - why we need more science in our lives

Q&A: Why we need more science

Dr Helen Taylor, a rising star in the world of science communication, explains why Kiwis need to hear more from our research community.

Tuatara enigma unravelled

New Zealand's tuatara has proven itself a treasure trove of genetic surprises - among them its distant DNA link to humans.

Oz, NZ ocean a "hotspot"

The ocean between New Zealand and Australia is one of the fastest-warming ocean regions on the planet, heating up at four times the global average.

New Galaxy sheds light on one of space's mysteries

Scientists have found something entirely new: a galaxy as huge as the Milky Way that is made up almost entirely of dark matter.

Implants helping battle booze cravings

Four alcoholic patients fitted with brain microchips as part of NZ research into addiction have seen their cravings for alcohol dramatically reduce.

Study on head injuries a 'game-changer'

One of the country's foremost concussion experts has called the publication of research linking rugby concussion and long-term difficulties a "game-changer".

What 'Proxima b' planetary discovery means

Scientists are excited about the possibility a new planet orbiting around our sun's closest neighbour may have an atmosphere.

Face transplant has 'given me my life back'

Eduardo Rodriguez, a surgeon at NYU Langone who led the team, said the recovery "surpassed all of our expectations".

Man's 180-year climate impact

Humans have been driving global warming for nearly two centuries, finds a new study showing climate change isn't just a 20th century phenomenon.

Watch: Scientists find new Earth-like planet

The European Southern Observatory's Director General on Wednesday announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting the Sun's closest stellar neighbor.

Kiwi scientists make DNA breakthrough

What we know about diseases as common as cancer, diabetes and dementia could be transformed in the wake of ground-breaking findings by a team of Kiwi researchers.