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'Massive taboo': Why it took scientists so long to find this clitoris
"A crucial piece of anatomy was missing from this conversation."
'Landmark achievement': Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer
Unlike other nuclear reactions, it doesn’t create radioactive waste.
Major fusion energy breakthrough to be announced
New York Times: The tech could eventually be used to provide bountiful green energy.
Explained: The two big variables that could slow - or grow - this Omicron wave
Omicron peak expected within weeks, but school holidays and functions could change things.
After 65 years, the murdered ‘boy in the box’ has a name
New York Times: On a cold day in February 1957, a student made a grisly discovery.
Oldest known DNA offers glimpse of a once-lush Arctic
New York Times: In Greenland, scientists discovered two-million-year-old genetic material.
Scientists stunned by incredible Outback find
A station owner and her friends have discovered a 100-million-year-old deep sea creature.
Ririwai Fox: 'My whakapapa is Māori, therefore I am Māori'.
Is there more to being a Māori than your whakapapa?
Govt outlines biggest makeover of science sector in 30 years
Leading scientists welcome revamp that'd set new 'national research priorities' for sector
Molten lava could block Hawaii highway
Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii has been oozing lava for days - and now the roads may block.
NZ’s ‘disjointed December’: When will summer weather arrive?
A forecaster is picking a patch of clear skies in an otherwise messy outlook for December.
Dr Essie Rodgers: 'As I’ve risen higher ... I’ve come to experience more sexism'
The conservation biologist is a lecturer at the University of Canterbury.
Kiwi scientists develop world’s first algae-based pain medication
Hopes that discovery is a non-addictive alternative to opioids.
Gene-altering tech could help save NZ's pest-threatened species
DoC report says gene tech may offer 'breakthrough opportunities' - but with tricky issues.
NZ’s silent quakes: Scientists capture mysterious ‘slow-slip’ event
Scientists observe 'silent' quake powerful enough to raise part of Hawke's Bay's seafloor.
Explained: Why NZ’s Covid-19 ‘subvariant soup’ could push daily cases to 11,000
What's in NZ's subvariant soup? And what does that mean for our summer Covid-19 wave?
Focus: Auckland War Memorial Museum sees double in world first
In a world-first, the museum will be displaying both an adult male and a female Tyrannosaurus rex side-by-side as Barbara takes her position with Peter in the South Atrium. Video / Dean Purcell
Astronomers scramble to find meteorite
Meteor trackers working overtime to locate where the heavenly object landed.
Science Digest - what you actually can and can't recycle
Dr. Michelle Dickinson talks to Plastics NZ CEO Rachel Barker about two local plastic products which aren't as recyclable as you'd think. Video / NZ Herald
The Red Sea’s coral reefs defy the climate-change odds
New York Times: The sea's stunningly colourful reefs have been remarkably resilient.
'It was like a shotgun blast directly into the sky' - NIWA marine geologist
The Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano is the largest eruption ever recorded on Earth.
Covid-19: What epidemiologist’s CO2 readings reveal about public transport risk
High CO2 levels on buses backs need for masks on public transport, expert says
Have you had stealth Covid-19? This new test will tell you
Kiwis will soon have a new way to check if they’ve had a stealth Covid-19 infection.
Time is running out for the leap second
New York Times: If we ditch the leap second will our days ever be the same?
World-famous Dunedin Study wins NZ’s top research honour
NZ's enormously influential Dunedin Study honoured with Rutherford Medal
Covid-19: What to know about the new Omicron subvariant BN.1
Scientists tracking what’s likely to be another notable addition to our 'subvariant soup'.
Scientists recording 20 quakes each week at unsettled Taupō
Activity at NZ's best-known supervolcano hasn't quietened enough to lower its alert level.
Researchers fear effects of milk from hemp-fed cows
Concern over use of cannabis-based feeds in countries where it has been legalised.
Kiwi scientists target cow burps to help reduce global warming
How do you stop a cow from burping?
How NZ's largest, longest glacier is melting from within
Scientists test the temperature within NZ's famous Tasman Glacier - with worrying results.
NZ scientists to recreate Tonga's monster eruption
NZ scientists are learning how January's big blow in Tonga started - by reconstructing it.
Explained: Three things to know about Covid-19 reinfection
How many Kiwis have really had Covid-19 this year? And what does it mean for reinfection?
Nasa launched an inflatable flying saucer, then landed it in the ocean
New York Times: The saucer uses technology could help people get to Mars someday.