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Texting and walking? You look drunk

People who send text messages on the move are just like drunks, researchers have claimed.

Paint to repel public peeing

Late night revellers may think nothing of relieving themselves in public and now some walls are fighting back against the disgusting habit.

Is this a powerful new way to beat breast cancer?

Researchers found a class of inexpensive, existing generic called aromatase inhibitors, which suppress hormones, reduce recurrence rates by 30 per cent as compared with tamoxifen.

Earth 2.0: Life on another planet?

Kepler 452b is so remarkable because it orbits its star at about the same distance that Earth orbits the sun.

Kiwi colour-blind, gene study finds

Not only is our quirky national bird flightless - it's also colour blind.

Why you get grumpy when you're hungry

'Hangry' - hungry and angry - is a feeling many of us are all too familiar with, but where does it come from and why do we get it?

Smart slippers for the elderly?

We've got smartphones, smartglasses and smartwatches - but how about smart slippers?

The work it took to get to Pluto

A team member's view on what it took to get New Horizons all the way to the edge of the solar system.

Renowned researcher urges others to enter top awards

One of New Zealand's top researchers is calling on fellow scientists to see that their work is nominated for major science awards this year.

Japan link-up will help assess NZ tsunami risk

A landmark partnership between Japan and New Zealand scientists will help better understand the threat that tsunamis pose to our country.

Seaweed that tastes like bacon

Vegetarians rejoice! Researchers at Oregon State University have patented a new strain of succulent red marine algae that tastes like bacon when it's cooked.

NZ enters talks for world's biggest radio telescope

Pluto: 'Something that high is surprising'

Dwarf planet's icy mountains are equivalent of ten-and-a-half Sky Towers stacked on top of one another.

'Another historic leap for humankind'

Nasa release amazingly detailed photos of Pluto - and there's a surprise: youthful mountains rising high above the dwarf planet's icy surface.

New way to stop you lying to the doctor

Ellie is a virtual human created by scientists at the University of Southern California to help patients feel comfortable talking about themselves so they'll be honest with their doctors.

Drones helping conservation

What have drones got to do with native plants? Quite a lot actually. And science reporter Jamie Morton will tell us why.