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    At Belovode in Serbia, archaeologists uncover the earliest copper smelting hearth known. PHOTO:...

    The genius of metal

    Sometimes we can take technological breakthroughs by genius ancestors for granted.

    Fungus behind growths that can fell trees

    Gall caused by the rust fungus 'Uromycladium notable' on a branch of 'Acacia dealbata'. Photo:...

    Fungus behind growths that can fell trees

    An Acacia dealbata branch bearing large, brown, lobed, and inflated galls on the mature seed pods was brought to the museum for identification.

    The universe we don’t see

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    The universe we don’t see

    The night sky we share online is not quite the one we actually stand beneath.

    Seaweed washes up at museum

    Second and third pages of Irish seaweed collection. Photo: BT001; Tuhura Otago Museum Collection

    Seaweed washes up at museum

    Mystery surrounds the origin of a seaweed collection at Tūhura Otago Museum, writes On Le Lau.

    We’re still subsidising emissions

    Regenerative agriculture is now being employed on a number of farms. PHOTO: LAURA SMITH

    We’re still subsidising emissions

    Farmers should be supported to take climate action, not shielded from it, Sean Connelly writes.

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    Epic new epoch

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    Epic new epoch

    Four young Dunedin bands are drawing on the city’s rock ’n’ roll heritage to create new possibilities, Tom McKinlay writes.

    Leading nature-based learning

    Orokonui lead educator Craig Beer with students in the cloud forest. Photo: Taylor Davies-Colley

    Leading nature-based learning

    The pace of learning at Orokonui only hots up as the cooler months arrive, Madison Kelly writes.

    Sorting which came first

    Tom Higham and Sir David Attenborough with the dated elephant bird egg. Photo: supplied

    Sorting which came first

    The world has saluted Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday.

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    Our window on the world

    Ross Wilson is retiring from his role with TVNZ after almost half a century behind the camera....

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    Our window on the world

    Because TVNZ camera operator Ross Wilson has seen it all, so have we, Paul Gorman writes.

    The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes

    People protest against sexual violence and in support of actor Collien Fernandes in Berlin in...

    The uncomfortable truth behind deepfakes

    AI-facilitated fakery can do real damage, but it also exposes the existing structures and attitudes that degrade women, writes Eva Wiseman.

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    Taking the plunge

    Witi Ihimaera has detailed his experience of a full-immersion te reo Māori class in new book Te...

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    Taking the plunge

    Learning te reo Māori has opened profound new possibilities for story-telling, Witi Ihimaera Smiler tells Tom McKinlay. But it is a proficiency hard won.

    Off the chain

    Markarian’s Chain. Photo: Ian Griffin

    Off the chain

    It strikes me as quietly ridiculous, sitting in Middlemarch with a telescope barely bigger than a coffee mug, peering 60 million light-years into the dark.

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    The glorious mess of Plan B

    PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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    The glorious mess of Plan B

    The race was an up and back.

    Layers on the land

    The stories passed down about all those who have made Tūtakahikura home, are also present in the...

    Layers on the land

    The layers of archaeological evidence at Moeraki lie together with the layered histories told and retold by mana whenua, Gerard O’Regan tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman. 

    Guided by the stars

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    Guided by the stars

    A moving image at Dunedin Public Art Gallery plots the course of a pilgrimage, Lauren Gutsell writes.

    Cool cat saunters by

    Comet C/2025 R3 Pan-STARRS. PHOTO: IAN GRIFFIN

    Cool cat saunters by

    There is a small, untidy visitor in the evening sky this week, one that does not keep to schedules or respect expectations.

    A stitch in time saves society

    There’s often a story behind the clothes we mend. Photo: Wastebusters

    A stitch in time saves society

    There are problems we can fix with a needle and thread, Ruth Blunt writes.

    Wrapped up in a mystery

    Two mummies with from Oxyrhynchus. PHOTO: EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ANTIQUITIES

    Wrapped up in a mystery

    Last December, a remarkable discovery in Egypt jogged my memory on two counts.

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    The daddy of all dilemmas

    Dunedin writer Emma Neale surveys the choices prospective parents face in her new novel, Maybe...

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    The daddy of all dilemmas

    What drives us to bring children into a troubled world, and who decides, Emma Neale asks in her new novel.

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    Going underground to the ocean

    Walkers emerge from the tunnel below the beach's weather-worn cliffs. PHOTOS: CLARE FRASER

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    Going underground to the ocean

    The track to a hidden beach is now as flash as its tunnel, Clare Fraser writes.
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