‘Mum and dad investors’ are pulling back. What will that mean for NZ’s housing market?
Getty ImagesIn New Zealand’s long and storied romance with the property market, the “mum and dad” investor has a...
Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks
When you're out and about, your face isn't just visible − it's captured.John Keeble/Getty ImagesA woman strolls into a groce...
Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers
Continuous glucose monitors once required a prescription but can now be purchased over the counter. Jesus Rodriguez/iStock via Get...
How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness
Vaccine mandates in the U.S. military are nearly as old as the country itself.jacoblund/iStock via Getty Images PlusFor the first ...
More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking
COPD puts people at risk for many other adverse health conditions.AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe Conversati…
Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy
A fourth grade teacher leads a small group of students in a reading exercise in March 2023 at Tuskegee Public School in …
Your local storm forecast is likely based on weather miles away – we’re trying to bring it closer to home
Weather apps might see that a storm is coming, but mesonets capture what's happening as it arrives with local real-time …
Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and…
While quantum computing has a long way to go, it can open tantalizing new doors for the field of genomics.herstockart/iS…
From fake medicines to watches, counterfeits are everywhere and getting harder to catch
Jonathan Borba/Pexels, CC BYThere’s now a vast, rapidly expanding global trade in counterfeit goods: imitation clo…
Negative gearing tax breaks could finally be tightened in the May budget. What options are on the table?
In the lead-up to the May federal budget – now just a fortnight away – Treasurer Jim Chalmers has left the d…
Why is water wet?
Evaporating water is essential to helping your body cool down.Imgorthand/E+ via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for…
Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years
The Taurus molecular cloud is a relatively close star-forming region at 450 light-years away. It has been the site of ma…
Perseverance doesn’t always pay off for companies – sometimes it’s better to ‘fail fast’
Slack's embrace of a ‘fail fast’ approach helped it become the world's dominant intra-office messaging app. …
Texas proposes Bible readings for K-12 students, reigniting century-old legal battle over their place in public schools
A proposed list of required reading for Texan public schools includes several stories from the Bible.plherrera/E+ via Ge…
Donkeys are a symbol of endurance for Palestinians – they are also a target of settler violence and care
A young Palestinian rides a donkey in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 30, 2025. John Wessels/AFP via Getty ImagesDonkeys…
America’s founding promise of religious freedom has long coexisted with prejudice, even as many Christians have worked to confront it
Student artwork on display at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary …
Older Americans who vote live longer than those who don’t – new research
A study found that voting, like good nutrition and exercise, could extend your lifespan.Jeff Swensen/Getty ImagesMost pe…
Sora’s downfall signals broader problems with AI’s creative utility
In March 2026, OpenAI announced the closure of Sora, its video generation software, to redirect the company's computing …