COMMENT: Even politicians have been guilty of using social media to start rumours.

New test a step closer to guidance around THC levels and workplace and driver safety.

COMMENT: Instead of mourning loss of lives, we are mourning the loss of some businesses.

COMMENT: Home schooling during lockdown has certainly been a learning curve.

Your constantly touched phone may be dangerous, but its non-ionising radiation isn't.

COMMENT: Walking 8000 steps a day could significantly reduce risk of dying prematurely.

Mother Nature shows again that she is way ahead of science

COMMENT: Before eating fruit or veges, reduce the risk by washing in soapy water.

Artificial intelligence is helping scientists in their fight with bacteria.

COMMENT: It's probably less to do with behaviour and more to do with sex chromosomes.

Researchers have watched the brain changes of the bird as they learn.

Unique features of the nocturnal mammal's immune system help to protect it.

New research explains why pet allergies are so commonplace

The race is on to create a vaccine for the new coronavirus

Research is bringing us one step closer to a universal understanding app.

COMMENT: New machine that can keep a human liver alive outside the body for a week

COMMENT: The biology behind how memories are made

COMMENT: Walking while looking at a smartphone has become common - and can be dangerous.

COMMENT: Highest levels of potentially harmful microbes are found in the beauty sponges.

COMMENT: Brewing waste could be used to filter dirty water, cook food and heat your home.

COMMENT: Leaf blowers are endangering our garden friends and contributing to their decline

COMMENT: The bad news is, even with the often bizarre remedies, there's no stopping them.

COMMENT: Just open a window to improve indoor air quality, says new research.

Plants have an intricate defence system and warn other organisms about potential danger.

COMMENT: Some of us are born to need very little sleep while others require way more.

COMMENT: Floppy-eared rabbits are also suffering from the traits that make them adorable.

Flashing lights and positive motivational thoughts could send teens off to land of Nod.

Scientists are replicating nature's wonder-material, spider silk, to make clothing.

Poor nutrition is responsible for the deaths of more than 3 million children worldwide.

COMMENT: Research has found the first genetic instructions in DNA linked to handedness.

COMMENT: Call for noise reduction on aircraft to conserve and regenerate our wildlife.

Fingerprints, facial recognition information, photos, usernames and passwords found.

Believe it or not. The most littered plastic items around the world are cigarette butts.

COMMENT: Making cement for concrete is responsible for about 8 per cent of emissions.

COMMENT: Bullies at school more likely to have more difficulty throughout their lives.

We think of bacteria as bad but not all of them are.

COMMENT: No legislation in place to reduce these tyre-emitted microplastics.

COMMENT: The secret to reducing climate change could be through breeding less burpy cows.

COMMENT: An increased sense of wellness may be a hindrance to health in the long run.

COMMENT: Music skills can help children with development in other areas of their learning.

Just like the flu, gossiped news can spread through whole communities very quickly.

COMMENT: Daddy shaming could have negative consequences on how dads bond with their kids.

Children who have a post-lunch nap show better academic performance and are happier.

A simple message on your shirt could be the key to safety on your bike.

Forget surviving on another planet - the question is will your knees make the journey?

COMMENT: 5G is simply the fifth generation of mobile internet connectivity.

Research finds businesses such as Uber are bringing our cities to a standstill

COMMENT: Demand for electric cars risks driving a new child exploitation industry.

COMMENT: Research shows human tongue contains odour-detecting proteins in the taste cells.

Forget practising - a rest might be your best way of learning.

Compared to dogs, research on cats and cat behaviour is light.

Development suffers at an early stage for those growing up in poor households.

COMMENT: European Union moves fast to consign speeding to the past.

Dogs' cooperative submissive nature evolved from their grey wolf ancestors.

COMMENT: Even one hour of exercise per week reduces the risk of an early death.

COMMENT: Obesity highlights need for review of social media influencers.

COMMENT: Personalities of domestic cats might directly mirror that of their owners.

COMMENT: It's time to make polluting fashion go out of trend.

COMMENT: Research shows reducing the age for free mammograms to 35 could save lives.

Researchers have found that 60 per cent of coffee species are at risk of extinction.

COMMENT: The brain is the most efficient computer that has ever existed.

COMMENT: Moths play a distinctly different pollination role to bees.

COMMENT: So-called diet drinks, which use artificial sweeteners, replace sugar.

COMMENT: After humans, mosquitoes are the most dangerous animal on the planet.

COMMENT: Crossing a rabbit and a plant could reduce cancer risk.

COMMENT: Tests show many of our sunscreens don't provide the sun protection they claim.

COMMENT: An interplanetary vacuum cleaner may be about to change the world.

COMMENT: New research reveals why some spines are easier to remove than others.

COMMENT: Ionic wind effect could provide enough propulsion for a large commercial plane.

COMMENT: Scientists are trying to find new sources for the valuable metal lithium.

COMMENT: Can llamas protect us from flu and help us live longer?

COMMENT: The best disinfectant for your home is the sun.

COMMENT: New research explores how and why animals' different skin types develop.

COMMENT: Plastics are affecting turtle populations but probably not in the way you think.

COMMENT: How smells could save your hair.

Could NZ researchers have found a cancer cure?

COMMENT: Nobody knows when or where the next big quake will hit our country.