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Who needs docs? Meet iRobot
In an experiment co-funded by the Korean and New Zealand Governments robots have been given to four elderly Gore patients.
In an experiment co-funded by the Korean and New Zealand Governments robots have been given to four elderly Gore patients.
The phenomenon of 3D printing has given us printed guns, printed cars and printed hamburgers - now it might have ushered in the age of printed hair.
One of my favourite events of the year took place this week and I was lucky enough to be involved again for the fourth year running.
A New Zealand bid to establish the world's largest marine reserve in Antarctica is a step closer after China agreed to support the project.
What began as a hobby with dad has developed into an award-winning talent for a Christchurch student.
With two days to go, Massey University answers the hot questions on performance, featuring specialist opinion from across the university
Family members could be kept alive forever virtually so living relatives could interact with their avatars, an academic has suggested.
The same team of scientists that helped rescue a multi-billion dollar industry from the Psa-V virus is now eyeing another huge challenge.
It's understood that the biggest losses would be in the study areas of greenhouse gases and field work.
The final sunset marks the coming of summer to the frozen continent, but it will still be far from summer as we know it.
How did thousands of possum tails end up littering State Highway 1?
The Herald will be travelling to Antarctica this summer to meet Kiwi scientists investigating what the frozen continent has meant for our past and what it might mean for our future.
The Herald's science writer Jamie Morton on this week's scientific breakthroughs.
You may not realise how much science and technology surrounds that silver fern as the ABs wear their most technically advanced rugby jersey to date.
New Zealand scientists are getting up close and personal with giant humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean. Geoff Cumming explains why.
Salmon are dying in unprecedented numbers, and scientists are working to establish whether bacteria never before found in NZ is to blame.
It was absolutely astounding to see kids were able to play more sports and had less wheezing and coughing.
It found that the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has increased and diversity and conservation status of some native species have declined
Women using IVF are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer, the biggest study of fertility treatment in the world has discovered.
The student was trying to solve Sudoku puzzles. That's when the seizures began.
New Zealand's top military science secrets are attracting million-dollar investments from allied defence forces.
Scientists from universities using data from the Kepler telescope have theorised they may have discovered an alien megastructure in a galaxy far away.
A set of 47 human teeth found in China is giving scientists food for thought.
New think-tank will consider how the nation can benefit in a data-ordered future.
A song, a charity and some sheep are helping fight a rare and always fatal disease that strikes children.
It's the dress that broke the internet. Now scientists think they've found the reason why so many people swore black was white.
Cryonics: The preservation of animals and humans at ultra-cold temperatures is booming in the US, notwithstanding the $100,000 minimum price tag.
Major Kiwi-led study paints a dire picture of Antarctica's future under climate change, with models simulating heavy ice loss under all but one scenario.