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![Junk food could be addictive 'like heroin'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Junk food could be addictive 'like heroin'
A study has found that that laboratory rats will endure painful electric shocks to satisfy their craving for high-calorie snacks made from sausages, bacon and cheesecake.
![What's the difference? The orca knows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
What's the difference? The orca knows
It was a question many Herald readers wanted answered - what the heck is a pseudorca?
![Earth Hour not without its grinches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Earth Hour not without its grinches
Earth Hour tomorrow night is intended to unite people and communities against climate change but global warming grinches plan to leave their lights on.
![How the Last Supper became a banquet over 1000 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How the Last Supper became a banquet over 1000 years
Portion sizes in depictions of the most famous meal in history - the Last Supper - have ballooned over the past millennium, a study shows.
![Brainbox wins award for disease research](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brainbox wins award for disease research
Professor Richard Faull has spent 35 years studying the human brain so he can help people affected by brain disorders including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.
![Activists picket animal tester's speech](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Activists picket animal tester's speech
Animal rights protesters - and one beagle - picketed outside the venue for a speech by animal testing scientist Allen Goldenthal yesterday.
![Expectant dads get sick and tired too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Expectant dads get sick and tired too
Men believe they suffer the same symptoms of pregnancy as their partners, according to a new survey.
![Pain-killing secrets of the opium poppy revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pain-killing secrets of the opium poppy revealed
Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the painkillers codeine and morphine.
![Too much wealth can make us worse off: study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Too much wealth can make us worse off: study
National belt-tightening could be of more benefit to a country's sense of wellbeing than soaring wealth levels, a study has found.
![Astronaut continues stellar career in spotlight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Astronaut continues stellar career in spotlight
Buzz Aldrin is in Auckland for three days to attend the Planet 2010 telecoms conference.
![Pollution researcher named top emerging scientist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pollution researcher named top emerging scientist
John Watt has been named the top emerging scientist in the PM's science awards, for research aimed at cutting vehicle exhaust pollution.