How NZ sheep are helping find a cure for Alzheimer's
A New Zealand geneticist says his research into the minds of sheep may hold the key to curing Alzhei...
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How deep tech could revolutionise our economy - at a price
Deep tech is big sky thinking that could transform our economy with processes that disrupt regular i...
First NZ former league player diagnosed with CTE after death
New Zealand has its first diagnosis of a brain disease caused by head knocks in a former rugby leagu...
Scientists learn basic building blocks of sperm whale language
Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have describe...
Solar storm: Transpower extends grid emergency declaration
Transpower has extended a precautionary grid emergency notice as a massive solar storm causes concer...
Solar storm: Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in nearly a decade
The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly a decade this morning, just days after severe solar sto...
Two massive black holes observed merging in early universe
A pair of black holes have been observed colliding for the first time in a discovery that could expl...
NZ scientists hope to end AFB, a devasting bee disease
Scientists are working on an innovative new method to limit the spread of American Foulbrood, a path...
Earth warms at record rate, no evidence climate change accelerating - study
The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year's surprising record-sha...
Meet the woman who cannot forget
Imagine being able to remember every single day of your life, all the way back to when you were a ne...
AI in the spotlight as Apple unveils new features, Siri overhaul
Apple jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses during its Worl...
Magic mushrooms could help break meth addiction cycle - research
A Gisborne bio-pharmaceutical company is pioneering research into psychoactive compounds that could ...
Fossil is proof pre-dinosaur creatures existed in NZ
A 246-million-year-old fossil discovered in Canterbury upends long-standing theories about Earth's n...
New bovine disease vaccine research underway in NZ
Research is underway in New Zealand to create a new single-dose vaccine to prevent the spread of Bov...
Countrywide whale and dolphin headcount to track mammal migration
Marine mammal enthusiasts are encouraged join the fifth annual countrywide whale and dolphin count a...
Space telescope shot shows intertwined galaxies glowing in infrared
The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared. The ob...
