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Study challenges genetic link to anti-social behaviour

An Otago University study has challenged the idea that depression and anti-social behaviour are primarily influenced by genes.

Antarctic team shows NZ's edge

NZ's Antarctic research is a microcosm of how the country's scientific future should unfold, says Sir Peter Gluckman.

NZ eel expert to join research project in Sargasso Sea

Space company sells its rocket technology to US

$1.4m loss for Pacific Edge

Plain parents less likely to have girls - study

Good-looking couples are more likely to have daughters than plainer parents, according to a study.

Common painkiller a suspect in child asthma

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Memory wipe-out

Biofuel firm's journey from low-tech to world recognition

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Cosmic cook up probes secrets of the universe

Giant experiment is already providing real return for NZ, says physicist.

Scourge of the superbug

Pike River blast: Methane fingered in explosion

Mining companies around the world face a constant struggle to avoid accumulations of methane gas and coal dust underground.

Singapore still the science all-star

Injection of stem cells into stroke victim's brain a medical first

A Glasgow man in his 60s has become the world's first person to receive injections of foetal stem cells.

<i>Garth George:</i> Research offers little to human wisdom

Organs stripped from dead nuclear workers

Organs and bones were illegally harvested from the bodies of dead nuclear industry workers.