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Expect photos as Dawn alights on exotic dwarf planet

Nasa was last night celebrating the arrival of its space probe into the orbit of dwarf planet Ceres but Kiwi stargazers will have to wait several weeks to see any fresh footage from the Dawn probe.

Menopause treatment cancer link has women worried

New British research linking hormone replacement therapy to ovarian cancer has caused Australian women to become concerned about the treatment, health experts say.

Is coffee good for you?

There's still a lot of work that needs to be done to make the leap between coffee not being bad for you and coffee being the cause of better health.

These are twins... believe it?

With such opposing looks it's hard to believe this striking pair are sisters. But they are much more than that - they are twins.

Breast milk research could help cure cancer

Research into how breast milk is produced could help in the search for a breast cancer cure.

Woman who recovered from dementia

Roni Caryn Rabin's mother seemed to have all the signs of classic dementia, except she made a miraculous recovery 10 years later.

Five questions to save sealife

Nearly 10 per cent of our coastal marine area is now safeguarded by reserves. But are we really doing enough? Science reporter Jamie Morton poses five key questions.

Hunting with wolves survival key

Dogs are humanity's oldest friends, renowned for their loyalty and abilities to guard, hunt and chase.

Plastic-pollution battlers back on water

A group of young adventurers are taking to the water in some unusual kayaks in a bid to battle plastic pollution.

Monkey vaccine big step in Aids fight

A new kind of vaccine has shown "striking" results in tests against HIV, raising hopes of a therapy to protect people from Aids.

World's strongest natural material found

Scientists believe they may have found the strongest natural material known to man - and it's the teeth of the humble limpet.

Diet link to problems during gestation

Is there a link between certain diets and pregnancy complications?

Vanishing cream for tattoos

A PhD student has created a pain-free treatment to erase unwanted designs may be on the horizon in the form of a cream.

Kiwi shortlisted for one-way Mars trip

An Auckland man could end up swapping his job at the Ministry of Social Development for a one-way ticket to Mars.

On a one-way ticket to Mars

A 24-year-old astrophysics students at Birmingham University was yesterday named on the shortlist of candidates selected to set up the first human colony on Mars. ,

LIC aims for $1 billion revenue

Livestock Improvement Corp will set off on a "roadshow" in June to sound out its farmer-shareholders about the possibility of raising capital to drive growth.