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Killer robots no longer just a sci-fi fantasy

Nasa close to answers on other Earths

Young texters gr8 spellers

Traditionalists may not like it, but it appears that children who text regularly may be better spellers and readers.

Counting burps - it's a gas

It sounds rather undignified, from a sheep's perspective, but it's all in the cause of saving the planet.

Under the weather? Just swallow a doctor

The day when patients can "swallow their doctor" has come a step closer with the development of a submicroscopic nanoparticle that acts as an intelligent pill.

<i>Philip Duncan:</i> Climate change facts melting away

Kiwis are under-informed when it comes to climate change, says weather blogger Philip Duncan.

Half of Kiwis doubt global warming: poll

Respondents say concept is 'a giant con' or not conclusively proved by scientists.

Scientists stunned by fire-dancing chimps

Chimpanzees have been seen performing a "fire dance" in behaviour that could indicate an ability to understand and even control fire.

<i>Jeff Tallon</i>: Buses, probability and God

15 cigarettes all it takes to harm genes - study

Scientists have completed a full genetic analysis of the genomes of cancer patients, and hope the information will lead to a fundamental understanding of the causes of cancer.

Solar systems out there very like our own

Scientists target cancer with light particles

See you later, suckers

Our closest relatives in the animal world, chimpanzees and orangutans, have long been known to use tools. But octopuses?

Televisions killed by 4G mobile technology

Sunspot theory for warming planet is shot down in flames

Study finds young-looking live longer