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The argument for science in schools
Is there an increasing mismatch between science education of today and the demands of the 21st century?
Is there an increasing mismatch between science education of today and the demands of the 21st century?
No area of medicine has advanced more rapidly, nor created more controversy, than the treatment of infertility.
Taking big risks in the hope of high rewards may be a fundamental part of our biological nature, the pigeon study has shown.
Scientists have shown what many dog owners have suspected - while some canines are joyfully optimistic about life, others have a tendency for gloomy pessimism.
A review of the weight loss drug found the risks to patients outweighed the benefits, Medsafe's principal clinical advisor said today.
Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.
A scientific breakthrough has seen genetically engineered silkworms produce extra-flexible and tough spider silk.
The cause of the mysterious decline of the honey bee in the United States - and elsewhere in the world - may have been found.
Those intense over-powering feelings of being truly, madly, deeply in love are the result of complex and rapid brain activity.
Australian scientists have found a unique way to grow a precious and life-saving type of stem cell, likened to putting a "cat on a sofa", in the lab.
Archaeologists have gained an unexpected benefit from global warming.
Four University of Otago researchers are believed to be the first to isolate and photograph the Rubidium 85 atom.
Former long-distance running star Allison Roe has defended thermal imaging, a popular but controversial investigation for breast cancer.
It seems Einstein was right - the higher you live above sea level the faster you should age.
Up to 11 species of beetle may be introduced to NZ.
Health authorities are warning women against thermal imaging for breast cancer detection and one expert even says the industry should be shut down.
Stephens Island is tuatara central, home to a staggering 30,000 - 50,000 individuals.
Researchers have discovered new evidence suggesting a virus may be to blame for the obesity epidemic.