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The long walk to success for NZ robot leg makers
An overnight sensation seven years in the making.

Picking winners in science
The Netherlands alone has more agricultural scientists than New Zealand has scientists. How can we compete?

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
Bridget Vercoe writes that Auckland Zoo's scheme is ill-conceived and unnecessary.

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
From bulls to boules to the The Higgs Boson - the elusive particle containing the answers to life and everything else.

Study identifies TB gene
An international study has successfully used genome scanning to identify a gene associated with vulnerability to tuberculosis (TB).

Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami
A huge undersea volcano has dramatically reduced in size after partly collapsing more than 100 metres toward the ocean floor.

Niwa challenged over accuracy of data
The state-owned weather and atmospheric research body is being taken to court over the accuracy of data used to calculate global warming.

Hidden aurora found near NZ
Astronomers and scientists in New Zealand are excited about the arrival of a rare celestial phenomenon.

The pill that reminds you to take your next dose
Britain's NHS is to trial pills that contain a microchip, reminding patients when to take them.

Britain's oldest house discovered
Archaeologists have found Britain's earliest house, built by Stone Age tribesmen about 11,000 years ago.

Space to grow NZ science
The SKA telescope could help reverse our scientific 'brain drain', writes Fran O'Sullivan.

5-hour Europe flight step closer
A hypersonic passenger jet has entered its second phase of tests, bringing trips of less than five hours between Australasia and Europe closer.