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Top NZ scientist suspended amid bullying allegations
Oz university suspends top NZ scientist Alan Cooper after carrying out "culture check".
National questions Govt spending towards bold R&D target
National accuses Govt of falling short on investment needed to hit its bold R&D target.
Nanogirl: Being left-handed changes brain structure
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Could company directors be replaced by artificial intelligence?
Research shows boards need to change to adapt to greater workloads and higher risks.
NZ scientist's big reveal: Does Nessie exist?
NZ scientist Professor Neil Gemmell has revealed what lurks in Scotland's Loch Ness.
Analysis: Will Govt's big reforms save our lakes and rivers?
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Letters: Costs of measles rise
So far, the 350 people hospitalised with measles have cost taxpayers more than $800,000.
Mystery solved: How NZ lost two of its most enigmatic birds
DNA findings explain the mysterious demise of NZ's enigmatic South Island kokako and huia.
Meet NZ's newest professor - rocket man Peter Beck
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Hanging out with humans makes this NZ bird bad at its job
New York Times: Humans are having a terrible influence on weka.
The plane crash that saved your life
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New genetic links to same-sex behaviour found
The researchers said thousands genetic variants are likely to be involved.
Nanogirl: Airports are making birds go deaf
COMMENT: Call for noise reduction on aircraft to conserve and regenerate our wildlife.
World first: Lab-grown brains as active as premature babies
"It's exciting as the brain is considered a black box. We have no idea how it's wired."
Human evolution: The 'iconic' 3.8 million-year-old skull
The skull, probably a male's, belonged to a species called Australopithecus anamensis.
Letters: Reading between the (vote-for-me) signs
Who'd vote for candidates who can't read English or who try to sidestep regulations?
Explained: Why August's weather has been so miserable
Our mild winter took a grim turn this month - potentially breaking a 30-month heat streak.
Scary discovery: New species of bloodsucking leech with three jaws and 59 teeth
When a leech attaches itself to her, expert Anna Phillips 'gets pretty excited.'
Letters: Pollution hotline an exercise in futility
The numbers show how grossly sub-par HRC is when compared with other councils around NZ.
Mt Ruapehu's summit lake heating up
The last time Ruapehu erupted was on September 25, 2007.
How Kiwi's Nessie hunt tricked the world into learning science
"The monster was the bait, the science was the hook," Neil Gemmell says of monster hunt.
Letters: Time to look at better building
Multi-storey timber buildings have already been erected in London and Australia.
Are these slow-burning beasts the key to forecasting quakes?
Scientists are getting an unprecedented look at one of NZ's biggest "slow-slip" quakes.
'Illness, disability and death': Warning about superbugs in confidential report
A confidential report has outlined the huge threat of superbugs to Kiwi patients.
Keep finger your on the pulse of smartphone technology
Fingerprints, facial recognition information, photos, usernames and passwords found.
'Beast from the east' vortex to bring bitter cold burst
An extremely rare polar climate event may be about to seriously mess with NZ's weather.
Amazon fires could accelerate global warming, cause lasting harm to biodiversity
Huge tracts of 'the lungs of the planet' are ablaze.
Rising seas: NZ must 'put brakes on' coastal development
Scientists have warned against developing in coastal areas as data reveals climate threat.