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Four astronauts will don their flight suits to relocate Crew Dragon Resilience from port to port.

Scientists grow human tear glands in a lab and actually make them cry Dutch researchers have an ambitious vision for their organoid. Listen - 02:47 Getty Images Disembodied human tear glands that cry sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. But in the Netherlands, functional tear glands that dont attach to anyones eyes (or emotions) are starring in their own real-life drama.  Researchers from the Hu...

Oumuamuas origin has been hotly-debated. A new study proposes its an exploded chunk of a Pluto-like planet.

The biblical scroll fragments were found in the "Cave of Horror" in Israel.

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 9:06 am A study of invasive wasps on an island off the coast of Coromandel Peninsula shows they are able to share resources such as food and habitat instead of competing with each other, a worrying result for conservation. Introduced social wasps are a major problem in New Zealand, competing for food and preying on native species. They are a particular problem in South Island beech forests where they eat large amounts of honeydew which would otherwise be available for ...

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 10:09 am Journalists and fact-checkers have a new tool in the fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, with a dedicated support service thanks to a global alliance of Science Media Centres and public health experts. The Covid-19 Vaccine Media Hub will be continuously updated with expert commentary, explainers and the latest research to help journalists, fact-checkers and communicators report on the science behind Covid-19 vaccines. A 24-hour service will also be o...

Overly cautious: No evidence AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine linked to blood clots A handful of European nations pause rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine while authorities investigate possible clotting issues. Listen - 03:18 A host of European countries have paused the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine to investigate blood clots in those who had been vaccinated. Getty/Jens Schleuter Though there i...

Scientists stunned by fossils found deep beneath Greenlands ice sheet The discovery could have huge implications for climate change studies. Listen - 01:52 Greenland was not always covered in ice. Joshua Brown/UVM Looking through the back of your freezer can unearth all manner of goodies that youd likely forgotten about, but probably nothing quite as surprising as a discovery made at the back of a freez...

The multi-agency report outlines the growing cost, and widening inequity of continuing business as usual diabetes care. It points out interventions the government could use to save hundreds of millions of dollars, increase life expectancy, and improve the quality of life for diabetic Kiwis. The SMC asked experts to comment on the report. Professor Pamela von Hurst, College of Health, Massey University; President, Nutrition Society of New Zealand comments: “This report confirms what dietitian...

Facebook finds that half of most vaccine-hesitant posts come from just 111 accounts, report says Facebook says its working to combat posts that contribute to "vaccine hesitancy." Listen - 01:44 Sarah Tew/CNET Facebook has been working on removing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories from its platform, having banned false and misleading statements since December. However, some posts that arent factually wron...