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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.

World-famous Dunedin Study wins NZ’s top research honour

NZ's enormously influential Dunedin Study honoured with Rutherford Medal

Time is running out for the leap second

New York Times: If we ditch the leap second will our days ever be the same?

Why Sir David Skegg is 'cautiously optimistic' worst of Covid-19 is over

Top epidemiologist says we'll look back on Covid response as 'great national achievement'.

With pulses to their brains, two women’s binge eating went away

New York Times: Both women said they knew immediately when the devices were activated.

Total lunar eclipse set to dazzle, won't be visible again until 2025

The period of totality will last a leisurely 85 minutes.

Covid-19: 20,802 new cases and 41 deaths in past 7 days

An expert says NZ may be at or nearing the peak of this wave - but much remains unclear.

Blood moon set to take over the sky on Tuesday

The blood moon will appear tomorrow night in NZ

Vanishing taonga: How climate change is melting our glaciers

We know our cherished glaciers are melting fast - but how much is climate change to blame?

Covid infection may cause an inflammatory response in the brain

Study identifies potential risks for neurodegenerative conditions, but also treatment.

Sarah Williamson: Icy reception for Antarctic season opening

OPINION: The first of 25 science events have touched down to undertake research.

Covid-19: Peak of latest wave likely weeks away yet - expert

Expert says it may be weeks at least before NZ sees peak of slower-building Omicron wave.