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![On hold: the cellphone tumour rumour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
On hold: the cellphone tumour rumour
With a pending World Health Organisation report on the effects of mobile phone usage on the brain, the evidence so far is pointing to good news. However, much is still unknown.
![NZ surgeon describes separating twins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ surgeon describes separating twins
A NZ surgeon who helped separate conjoined twins says none of the complications they had allowed for materialised.
![Deepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Deepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographed
New Zealand scientists have captured the first images of the snailfish Notoliparis kermadecensis.
![US jet tests gas levels in sweep of NZ atmosphere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
US jet tests gas levels in sweep of NZ atmosphere
American scientists swooped over New Zealand yesterday to take measurements of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.
![Clean dream - a U.S energy transformation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Clean dream - a U.S energy transformation
Barack Obama has a vision of a fundamental US energy makeover, moving from fossil fuels such as coal and oil to renewable sources including solar and wind.
![<i>Lifelessons:</i> Vickie Shim, Scientist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Lifelessons:</i> Vickie Shim, Scientist
I'll never forget the moment I arrived at Auckland airport from South Korea about 15 years ago.
![Iceberg on its way to our shores](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Iceberg on its way to our shores
A massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.
![It's patently clear Kiwi inventors are falling behind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
It's patently clear Kiwi inventors are falling behind
We invented the commercial bungy and, arguably, the aeroplane, but a recent study suggests New Zealand is struggling to keep up in the invention stakes.
![Grandmas: Good for girls, bad for boys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Grandmas: Good for girls, bad for boys
Study shows only granddaughters are likely to benefit from having their paternal grandmothers involved in their early lives.
![Armed robber busted by blood-sucking leech](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Armed robber busted by blood-sucking leech
Tasmanian police found only one piece of forensic evidence at the crime scene: a leech, engorged with blood.
![Tempers flare at dog-death meeting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tempers flare at dog-death meeting
A woman was thrown out of a meeting on the North Shore's beach poisonings when she hurled objects at a Department of Conservation speaker.