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COMMENT: Moths play a distinctly different pollination role to bees.
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Papakura Intermediate students are designing their own "astronomical playground".
Mutant monkey experiment slammed
China's latest monkey cloning experiment sparks outrage and is labelled "monstrous".
Popular fertility treatment has no benefits, study finds
A common fertility procedure doesn't boost success rates of pregnancy, NZ researchers say.
Quake combo confuses GeoNet system
What was thought to have been a big East Coast earthquake actually turned out to be two.
UFOs, warp drives, stargates: Secret Pentagon projects exposed
These experiments are stuff of conspiracy theory, but now it's been revealed it was true.
Million-dollar study: When will Antarctica's marine ice sheets melt?
How warm would the ocean have to get to melt Antarctica's marine ice sheets, study asks.
Chinese probe adds weight to claim of gene-edited babies
China seems to confirm scientist's claim.
Learning local: Students find links to climate change in Whitianga estuary
No one knew the answers when Whitianga students started investigating their local estuary.
Dear Mr. President, that's not how global warming works
Trump might have been joking, but but scientists see nothing to laugh at.
Forget to take medication? High-tech pill will alert you
Forget to take your medication? A new digital pill will alert you - and your doctor.
Can China build first base on the moon by 2035?
The technology is already available for an unmanned facility.
Learning local: Stink bug threat turns kids on to science
Told to welcome "a real scientist", a child protested: "But we are all scientists!"
Visual: Inside a tiny penguin's incredible 7000km trek
An elusive penguin's 7000km trek was one of the biggest surprises scientists got in 2018.
Our heavenly, humble human hand
When our hands don't work properly or are injured, it profoundly changes our world.
Aussie astronomer busts controversial alien theory
Astronomer has weighed in on the debate over whether we are alone in the universe.
Food forensics: how did that needle get in your fruit?
A needle winds up in your strawberry. How do we find out how it got there?
Are diet drinks a healthier choice?
COMMENT: So-called diet drinks, which use artificial sweeteners, replace sugar.
One joint can alter teenage brain structure
Study finds early use of dope distorts growth patterns.
Ice loss from Antarctica has increased sixfold since 1970s
The massive East Antarctica ice sheet is already a major contributor to sea-level rise.
Are chicken feathers tomorrow's protein bars?
Could chicken feathers help beef up your lean body mass?
Jamie Morton's Antarctic Diary: Why Kiwis come to Scott Base
What makes someone want to live in Antarctica? Jamie Morton explains.
What's causing NZ's air pollution problems?
One of the worst towns for air pollution the focus of a study pin-pointing NZ's problems.
Ready for an uncomfortable sleep? Tonight's temp 3C higher than usual
Warm seas look set to keep overnight temperatures above normal for a while.
Sky Net: US police are using Chinese facial recognition tech on citizens
China is exporting its cutting-edge facial recognition across the Pacific.
Weird Science: Traffic jams are organised chaos
It might not seem like it - but there's a science to those holiday traffic jams.
Revealed: Answers to 10 science questions you were afraid to ask
From time travel to dreams, scientists answer - or try to - 10 of the biggest questions.
Nanogirl: Mosquitoes buzz off with birth control
COMMENT: After humans, mosquitoes are the most dangerous animal on the planet.
Antarctic Diary: How cold is it at Scott Base?
Just how cold does it get at Antarctica's Scott Base? Jamie Morton explains.