Kea make smart predictions when reasoning about uncertain events, behaving similarly to humans when faced with statistical reasoning tasks, according to a new study from the University of Auckland. Video / Amalia Bastos
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The search for the identity of human remains found in a Mount Eden property.
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Massey marine scientists facing the axe under a shake-up feel 'betrayed' by university.
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Air NZ is set to be the first passenger airline in the world to join a NASA mission.
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"The seismic recordings indicate a source beneath the summit area."
Thousands of dung beetles are set to be released into the Mahia Peninsula.
Trailblazers in business and STEM and how they are attracting girls to the industries.
Scientists say events like NZ's drought are growing more likely under climate change. How?
Scientists' group critical of Massey shake-up that could see Auckland science jobs lost.
Researchers say they have made a breakthrough to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
Researchers have watched the brain changes of the bird as they learn.
Niwa and MetService face grilling over why two state bodies are forecasting the weather.
Scientists have found big quakes affect whales' ability to find food for at least a year.
Twenty-eight per cent used meth at least once between the ages of 18 and 35.
Scientists got a slimy surprise when they found a 110kg giant squid in their trawl net.
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New research reveals the discovery if a now-extinct freshwater turtle in South America
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Unique features of the nocturnal mammal's immune system help to protect it.
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Scientists learn more about mysterious cosmic epoch that lasted a trillionth of a second.
The pursuit of growth, always growth, by corporations and the wealthy must stop.
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