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![New scan shows key to migraines is in the genes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New scan shows key to migraines is in the genes
Scientists have found the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.
![Climate change body told: Get facts right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Climate change body told: Get facts right
The international panel set up to advise governments on the effects of global warming 'needs a major overhaul', a report says.
![Southern lights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Southern lights
Although we're in a period of maximum solar activity, picking a good night to spot aurora isn't that straightforward.
![Payments urged for IVF donations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Payments urged for IVF donations
New Zealand fertility experts are asking whether money could be offered to encourage men and women to donate sperm and eggs for childless couples.
![NZ scientist Russian spy suspect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ scientist Russian spy suspect
One of NZ's greatest scientists was investigated by Britain's MI5 as a suspect in passing information to Russia on the first atomic bombs, according to newly released files.
![Buildings that kill bacteria](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Buildings that kill bacteria
In an effort to control the spread of bacteria which are harmful to humans, the science world is always coming up with interesting innovations.
![DNA focus of dolphin count](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
DNA focus of dolphin count
Scientists will use DNA profiling for the first time to count the critically endangered Maui dolphins.
![Robots, restaurants and counting calories](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Robots, restaurants and counting calories
Rachael Darcie McKinnon rounds up the best the web has to offer.
![<i>Rebecca Barry: </i>Digital tsunami drowns life as we know it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Rebecca Barry: </i>Digital tsunami drowns life as we know it
Could we be heading towards a future in which technology blurs the line between living and non-living machines?
![Scientists hail new drug to fight ebola virus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Scientists hail new drug to fight ebola virus
Scientists have developed a new kind of drug that shows signs of being effective against the ebola virus.
![Tuatara: one species or two?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tuatara: one species or two?
Recent research shows that the tuatara is not as genetically distinctive as first thought.
![Take a deep breath - why the world is running out of helium](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Take a deep breath - why the world is running out of helium
A US law means supplies of the gas - a vital component in MRI scans - are vanishing fast.
![A glimpse of the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A glimpse of the future
We're fortunate enough to be part of the generation that's seeing science-fiction become reality.
![Titanic to be explored like never before](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Titanic to be explored like never before
A team of scientists are about to 'virtually raise' the Titanic using 3D techniques.
![<i>Bridget Vercoe:</i> Elephant-herd idea cruel plan to make money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Bridget Vercoe:</i> Elephant-herd idea cruel plan to make money
Bridget Vercoe writes that Auckland Zoo's scheme is ill-conceived and unnecessary.
![Disappearing wild goats trouble scientists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Disappearing wild goats trouble scientists
Conservationists are mystified by a sharp decline in numbers of the alpine animal called the ibex.
![The answer to life, the universe and everything else](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The answer to life, the universe and everything else
From bulls to boules to the The Higgs Boson - the elusive particle containing the answers to life and everything else.