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Brain scanning: Tech to read minds
Minority Report style crime-busting is one step closer with a technology which allows us to look into the minds of criminals.

Revealed: How dirty public transport is
Bacteria found on trains came from human skin, mouths and guts.

Scientists create zombie 'Frankenturtles'
Not just any turtle could help these scientists determine why loggerhead sea turtles are dying. They recruited a dead one.

Bar surrenders our nation's history
Scientists have renewed their focus on Wairau Bar off Marlborough's Cloudy Bay, which bears secrets of our earliest settlers and their paths to Aotearoa.

Kiwi heart-risk tool leads world
Kiwi scientists have developed a world-leading tool to accurately predict the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Where feathers, fur and scales come from
The current diversity of feathers, fur and scales is part of what made their origins so mystifying to scientists.

South Westland rock rarer than pounamu
A rock which is rarer than pounamu and found only in South Westland, is to be investigated to see if it can be sold commercially.

Matter of life and death for driverless cars
Autonomous vehicles that protect pedestrians first win a moral vote - but would you ride in one?

Number of known contagious cancers just doubled
In a single study, scientists found four new types of contagious cancer in three different species of clam.

How super sticky spit helps chameleons snag prey
Chameleon spit is 400 times more viscous than our saliva.

Plane lands at South Pole in rare, risky rescue
This is only the third time rescuers have attempted to evacuate someone from the bottom of the world during the dark Antarctic winter.

Scientists crack mystery of Venus' vanished water
Super-powerful electric winds may have blown it into space.

Teachers, farmers: Nasa has spot for you on Mars
NASA wants YOU to get amped for the "Journey to Mars".

Colorado pot study finds teen use unchanged
A large survey provides the clearest picture yet of the effect of cannabis legalisation on teens.

Drug find 'incredible' says gene carrier
For 27-year-old Tessa Hopson, finding out medication may prevent breast cancer was "incredible".

'Holy grail' of breast cancer prevention
Kiwi researcher helps discovers drug that could counter faulty gene.

The robots are coming, should we be worried?
It's a much-discussed topic among 21st century humans: will I lose my job to a robot?

Is there anybody out there?
It's morning in the Murchison, a desolate, sunbaked corner of the midwest of Western Australia, and a trio of wedge-tailed eagles are circling.

Nano Girl: Study reveals bad news for toking teens
COMMENT: Cannabis is one of the most widely available illicit drugs in New Zealand - but what impact is it having on our wellbeing?

Strange but true: Bird-brained? Not so
The first study to measure the number of neurons in the brains of birds has found that they have more in their small brains than mammalian and primate brains of the same mass.

South Pole hits alarming climate change milestone
Scientists have confirmed that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have hit record levels in Antarctica.

Study finds taking water from rivers hurts fish
A major study that's found taking water from our rivers has been hurting fishlife has prompted fresh recommendations to the Government.

Family's mission to end the silence
The first nine years of Jurnee's life have been tough but all that could change.

A giant planet that orbits two suns
Any rocky moons orbiting the Jupiter-like planet could theoretically have liquid water.

Meet the 'cyborgs' who hack their own bodies
An antenna implanted in a man's skull converts colours into sound waves that he can hear.

Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity
Light pollution around the world is driving tourists to one of our best attractions, night skies in the South Island.

Making science cool for our kids
It's late on a Monday afternoon in Merivale, a decile-one Tauranga suburb where the kids are grappling with the basic laws of physics.

Waxing lyrical at Mystery Creek
A smart new way to speed up honey production is one of many innovations to be seen at this week's Fieldays.