James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first exoplanet
Rocky planet is orbiting a star and is 99 per cent the diameter of Earth.
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Leqembi is the first drug that’s been convincingly shown to slow the decline in memory.
Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
Glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, study finds.
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The suspected face of notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper has been uncovered.
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Ministry of Silly Walks makes health recommendation
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Extreme heat alerts: MetService-led summer trial to cover 44 centres
NZ moves closer to national warning system for extreme heat with major pilot this summer.
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Major fusion energy breakthrough to be announced
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After 65 years, the murdered ‘boy in the box’ has a name
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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'.
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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?
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Dr Essie Rodgers: 'As I’ve risen higher ... I’ve come to experience more sexism'
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Kiwi scientists develop world’s first algae-based pain medication
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Gene-altering tech could help save NZ's pest-threatened species
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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.
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Focus: Auckland War Memorial Museum sees double in world first
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