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Revealed: How dirty public transport is
Bacteria found on trains came from human skin, mouths and guts.
Bacteria found on trains came from human skin, mouths and guts.
Not just any turtle could help these scientists determine why loggerhead sea turtles are dying. They recruited a dead one.
Scientists have renewed their focus on Wairau Bar off Marlborough's Cloudy Bay, which bears secrets of our earliest settlers and their paths to Aotearoa.
Kiwi scientists have developed a world-leading tool to accurately predict the risk of heart attack and stroke.
The current diversity of feathers, fur and scales is part of what made their origins so mystifying to scientists.
A rock which is rarer than pounamu and found only in South Westland, is to be investigated to see if it can be sold commercially.
Autonomous vehicles that protect pedestrians first win a moral vote - but would you ride in one?
A German tech fair has seen the debut of a home helper robot which comes with facial expressions that signal happiness, worry, interest, or anger.
Organisers of a nationwide survey are urging people to keep a sharp eye out for feathered visitors to their back gardens.
This is only the third time rescuers have attempted to evacuate someone from the bottom of the world during the dark Antarctic winter.
Super-powerful electric winds may have blown it into space.
NASA wants YOU to get amped for the "Journey to Mars".
A large survey provides the clearest picture yet of the effect of cannabis legalisation on teens.
For 27-year-old Tessa Hopson, finding out medication may prevent breast cancer was "incredible".
Kiwi researcher helps discovers drug that could counter faulty gene.
It's a much-discussed topic among 21st century humans: will I lose my job to a robot?
Kim Suozzi's brain was cryogenically frozen. When the neuroscience student was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she decided she wanted to live forever.
World Health Organisation has released its long-anticipated report on coffee.
The first study to measure the number of neurons in the brains of birds has found that they have more in their small brains than mammalian and primate brains of the same mass.
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Scientists have confirmed that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have hit record levels in Antarctica.
A major study that's found taking water from our rivers has been hurting fishlife has prompted fresh recommendations to the Government.
The first nine years of Jurnee's life have been tough but all that could change.
Any rocky moons orbiting the Jupiter-like planet could theoretically have liquid water.
An antenna implanted in a man's skull converts colours into sound waves that he can hear.
Light pollution around the world is driving tourists to one of our best attractions, night skies in the South Island.
It's late on a Monday afternoon in Merivale, a decile-one Tauranga suburb where the kids are grappling with the basic laws of physics.
A smart new way to speed up honey production is one of many innovations to be seen at this week's Fieldays.
New Zealand Health Survey showing that 31 per cent of our adults are obese and a further 35 per cent overweight.