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Lights, camera, venom: What happens when a snake strikes

New York Times: They move so fast it’s been challenging to even visualise.

Dead soldiers’ teeth reveal diseases that doomed Napoleon’s army

Researchers sequenced fragments of all the teeth DNA and matched it to all known microbes.

‘It’s a really big issue’: The quest to find the ‘female Viagra’

Telegraph: Can a new product close the 'orgasm gap’ and liberate midlife women?

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for first time

Like Antarctica, Iceland has long been one of the few places on Earth without mossies.

4 surprising things that may reduce your risk of Parkinson’s

Washington Post: Just 10-15% of cases are linked to inherited genetic mutations.

SkyCity's new $1b international convention centre set to host 95 events in first year

Next year's largest event is in July: 2000 people will be at the coral reef symposium.

A new study offers clues to why people use or get addicted to cannabis

Policymakers are grappling with risks and benefits of the drug’s soaring popularity.

Plugging-in to EVs as back-up power for blackouts

Pilot programme testing idea EV battery power energy can be sent to grid during outages.

Whisky at sunset with my friend Jane: NZ film boss on his days with conservation icon

A Kiwi TV boss recounts his time with the renowned primate researcher in Tanzania.

Cracking the longevity code: How this woman lived to 117

New York Times: Maria Branyas Morera 'had cells that seemed younger than her age'.

Health experts double down on minimal meat-eating call

Recommendations outline the type and amounts of food people should aim for.

‘She could have killed me’: Scientist survives shark bite to his head

New York Times: “My whole head was inside of her mouth.”

Emma Lewisham: Working with Jane Goodall was ‘a profound privilege’

The British ethologist died of natural causes while on a speaking tour in the US.

‘Gutting’: IT Professionals NZ goes bust after twin accounting shocks – Tech Insider

Audit reviews of the association's previous years' accounts are under way.

Scientist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall has died, aged 91

Dr Jane Goodall was considered the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees. Video / AFP, Getty Images

A hidden reason that women tend to outlive men

Women live longer in most countries, and that trend is found in other mammals.