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Cavers discover our deepest secret

It's taken more than 50 years but the deepest cave system in the Southern Hemisphere has been found - in New Zealand.

Breast cancer breakthrough

Researchers are encouraged by the early findings of a major NZ study to find a better way to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Old trees don't slow down as they age

NZ researchers have helped to shatter a common assumption about how trees grow, finding that larger, older trees keep bulking up and can be "star players" at sucking carbon from the atmosphere.

Kiwi tech in comet catch

Black Death made a comeback

Stunning new Antarctic map published

New Zealand scientists have spent six years updating a seminal map of Antarctica completed by colleagues 50 years ago, and they hope it will help to unlock the degree and impacts of climate change.

Bob Jones: Without humanities, science could destroy us

I marvel at each scientific discovery but what concerns me is the scorn applied to humanities study these developments have induced, writes Bob Jones.

Mysterious light columns come from ice

A whale of a find

Digital playtime can be beneficial

Young kids who use an iPad or other touch-screen device can get the same benefits as physical play, new research indicates - although the type of virtual activity is crucial.

Kiwi's amazing killer whale craft

Kiwiboatbuilder Rob Innes has helped construct a line of supercharged vessels that look like sharks, dolphins or killer whales.

Ship stuck in Antarctic ice arrives in NZ

The Russian ship that became stuck in Antarctic ice for two weeks has sailed into a New Zealand harbour.

Businesses want R&D incentives

Kiwi businesses are calling for more research and development incentives from the Government, as the election looms later this year.

Time travel in the mind

Do you remember your wedding day? The birth of your first child?

Wearable computer ready

Despite whatever else 2014 enters the history books for, it's likely to be remembered as the year that saw the birth of everyday wearable computing.

Light show after solar flare

Scientists monitoring solar activity believe a mass ejection of particles from the sun could mean people in some parts of Britain and North America are treated to a rare glimpse of the Aurora Borealis over the next few hours.