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![Maths - yes, it can really cause you pain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Maths - yes, it can really cause you pain
Being confronted with maths can cause some people physical pain, researchers have found.
![Ross Sea deal: Critics want more](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ross Sea deal: Critics want more
A compromise between the United States and New Zealand could create the world's largest marine protected area in the Ross Sea.
![Bright future for robots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bright future for robots
NZ scientists say view of androids as closer to humans than objects will help as they become part of daily life.
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Test improves IVF chances
New Zealand researchers hope to greatly improve the efficiency of making babies in the laboratory by developing an accurate egg test.
![Boffins work on invisibility cloak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Boffins work on invisibility cloak
A "cloaking device" that makes things invisible, the effect of a depleting ozone layer on the prevailing wind and just how birds tell the time before migrating.
![No petrol? Let's just make some](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
No petrol? Let's just make some
The pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions will grow as the temperature rises, writes Gwynne Dyer, and the desire for "energy independence" will only get stronger as oil prices rise.
![Scientist fired over GE flowering](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Scientist fired over GE flowering
A senior government scientist was fired for allegedly allowing genetically modified ryegrass plants to flower and potentially release pollen without proper protection.
![From cows' milk to breast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
From cows' milk to breast
New Zealand scientists are hoping to produce a baby formula good enough to match the nutritional quality of breast milk.
![GE milk breakthrough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
GE milk breakthrough
New Zealand scientists have genetically engineered a cow that may be the first in the world to produce hypo-allergenic high-protein milk.
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Teacher considers legal action
A Northland science teacher dismissed after he supported a gay rights protest at the Catholic school is considering legal action.
![Ship continues Sir Peter Blake's ocean work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ship continues Sir Peter Blake's ocean work
A two-and-a-half year expedition by the ship on which Sir Peter Blake was murdered continues his work under the oceans.
![Teacher fired over protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Teacher fired over protest
A Northland teacher who was suspended last month after he supported a pro-gay protest at the Catholic College he taught at has lost his job.
!['God particle': Pays to ask questions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'God particle': Pays to ask questions
Alan Perrott talks to an adopted Aucklander whose obsession with knowing how and why has helped solve one of humanity’s greatest unknowns.
![Editorial: Judge's refreshing ruling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Judge's refreshing ruling
A scathing judgment backing Niwa represents a damning of climate sceptics' crusade.
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Should NZ grow genetically modified crops?
What are the benefits, if any? And is it inevitable? Two views from opposite sides of the argument from Agram chief executive Graeme Peters and university researcher Professor Jack Heinemann.