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Brendan Schollum: Time to solve big maths problem
Results from international tests which placed our Year 9 students at the bottom of the developed world in mathematics make for depressing reading.
George Lim: Why Asian kids succeed
"Have you ever wondered why Asians kids are doing so well in maths and science at schools?" asks George Lim.
More droughts and bush fires tipped for future
Goodbye frosts, hello droughts and bush fires.
Collapse of antibiotics 'colossal threat'
Minor surgery could be life-threatening in the future, warn experts in Britain and New Zealand.
Kiwis take more than a fair share
We're known for being clean and green, but Kiwis are still eating up at least twice their fair share of the planet when it comes to sustainability.
Michael Vagg: Tales of going grey overnight are nothing more than myth
The belief that nervous shock can cause you to go grey overnight (medically termed canities subita) is one of those tales that could nearly be true.
Antibiotic resistance 'catastrophic threat'
The Government's chief pharmaceutical officer, Keith Ridge, said although the control mechanism for prescribing antibiotics had been strengthened in hospitals.
Stink over dung beetles in NZ
At a secret location just north of Auckland, an experiment has started which might alter the face of New Zealand's $12 billion dairy industry.
Fears about new beetles
The planned release of vast numbers of imported dung beetles could spread nasty gut diseases, Auckland's top public health doctor has warned.
Baby cured in HIV breakthrough
Scientists appear a step closer to conquering the Aids virus after doctors in the United States confirmed they had cured an infant born with HIV for the first time.
Shooting fish: A difficult proposition
Gun shots slow down and lose power almost immediately after they enter water - and the shark would need to have been on the surface for hits to be fatal, experts say.
Plan to save feared predator debated
Conservationists say our lack of protection measures for sharks is a source of global embarrassment but the industry argues the debate is clouded by emotion.
Immunity grows to repellent
Mosquitos can grow immune to repellent in as quickly as three hours, according to new research.
Grant Guilford: Dung beetle plan a risky gamble
A controversial decision by the environment authority to approve the introduction of 11 new species of dung beetle to this country has exposed serious weaknesses in our biosecurity processes.
'Sixth sense' scientist tips revolution
The scientist who has given a "sixth sense" to laboratory animals has promised an even bigger revolution in the research field he has pioneered.
Mum hopes study will clarify sons' problems
Lower Hutt mum Sarah Mahy says the Canterbury University study might clarify for her how concerned she should be about her children's speech.
Benefits of dung beetle release to NZ 'not proven'
The pending introduction of 11 species of dung beetles to New Zealand has been blasted as a potential biosecurity disaster by Auckland University's Dean of Science.
Hawaii detection system to give warning of future meteor strikes
The meteor that caused devastation in the Russian town of Chelyabinsk could have struck the British Isles if it had entered the Earth's atmosphere at a slightly different time of day.