Science
Life and death of D'Urville
![French Pass between the South Island and D'Urville Island is famed for its fast-running tides.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/d/5/s/s/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrue6.png/1497407139670.jpg)
D'Urville had a life of adventure, discovery and a remarkable lack of concern.
Trev and Shirl evade capture
![Searchers are trying to get to Shirl, right, through her transmitting lover Trev, left.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/s/5/z/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1js5lz.png/1497420486569.jpg)
What do you do when you're a couple in love but scientists want to tear you apart?
How you sleep raises stillbirth risk
![University of Auckland researchers are urging pregnant women to sleep on their sides rather than their backs - ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/z/r/h/y/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrgf9.png/1497408939876.jpg)
Stillbirth risk 4 times higher if women sleep on their backs during last 3 months of pregnancy, NZ study finds.
Science camp for Kate
![Riccarton High School student Kate Stedman is off to Melbourne for the ANZAAS science camp next month.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/q/o/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jnk8w.png/1497404602980.jpg)
"Science is both a secure and exciting path to go down," says Canterbury student off to international science camp next month.
Nasa is trying to colour the skies
![Nasa hopes the chemicals will create an artifcial aurora.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/r/u/c/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jru2k.png/1497406052363.jpg)
Nasa is conducting a high-flying science experiment to turn the air above the US blue and green.
Australia's giant flying turkeys
![Reconstruction of Progura gallinacea next to a grey kangaroo and brush turkey.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/r/s/s/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrsnk.png/1497401847705.jpg)
The kangaroo-sized flying turkey roamed Australia more than two million years ago according to a new study.
Myrtle rust 'tip of iceberg'
![The common house mouse was high on the list of the most common invasive species on islands across the globe.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/1/w/9/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jqqqf.png/1497332680282.jpg)
New Zealand already has most of the world's invasive species and are trying hard to keep the rest out.
Surprise art find in Antarctica
![Wilson's painting, which is 118 years old, is named "1899 Tree Creeper".](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/q/4/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jqjz9.png/1497321226439.jpg)
A 118-year-old painting, preserved by the icy-cold and dark conditions, has been found among penguin excrement in Antarctica.
Humble Tongan scientist finds fame
![Palatasa Havea became Tonga's first food science PhD.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/x/4/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpx38.png/1497230362945.jpg)
Palatasa Havea is going back to school, but this time it'll be a short stay.
Pessimists vs optimists on the future of humanity
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Will we become domesticated animals, spending our days on home improvement and computer games?
Search begins for NZ's best wearable invention
![Robert Riener, one of this year's C-Prize judges, specialises in virtual reality, man-machine interaction and ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/a/h/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpatc.png/1497141032444.jpg)
Wearable technology is the subject of a $100,000 science prize.
Terraces buried no more?
![The Pink and White Terraces, as painted by JC Hoyte in the 1870s.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/r/3/h/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jp546.png/1497088725347.jpg)
Researchers believe they have found the lost Pink and White Terraces on the shores of Lake Rotomahana.
From stars to supernovas
![Expressions Whirinaki is hosting an Evolving Universe exhibit which is coming from the Smithsonian Institution in ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/m/g/6/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jmg8y.png/1496974381998.jpg)
Explore galaxies and more through a series of photographs taken through NASA telescopes
Does your name match your face?
![Researcher Jamin Halberstadt said Jonah Lomu seems like a good example of a well-matched rounded name and face combination.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/j/r/5/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jntuy.png/1496920522896.jpg)
If you have an angular face with spiky hair and your name is Bob, you should probably consider changing your name.
NASA's 12 new astronauts
![Backdropped against the blue and white Earth 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark Lee tests the new Simplified Aid ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/q/y/5/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jnnoe.png/1496896215246.jpg)
NASA's freshest astronauts had to compete with more than 18,300 other applicants to make the cut.
A concept cruiser for Mars
![The Mars Rover Concept is driven out at a "Summer of Mars" promotion at the Kennedy Space Centre.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/n/g/v/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jng9m.png/1496888145475.jpg)
This Mars Rover mock-up wouldn't have looked out of place with Matt Damon behind the wheel on the set of The Martian.
'Big wow' shakes up human origins
![These reconstructions of the fossils indicate the brain shape (shown here in blue), and possibly brain function, evolved ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/n/0/i/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jmzzm.png/1496870538953.jpg)
New research has found that Homo sapiens actually could be 100,000 years older than first thought.
Fat busting the BMI
![Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980, according to the WHO.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/d/n/z/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jm7k9.png/1496818180146.jpg)
A New Zealand expert is calling for new BMI scales measuring weight, customised to ethnic groups.
No feathers on T-rex
![Tyrannosaurus rex ... had the most powerful bite.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/1/o/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jmcf9.png/1496811654699.jpg)
Early impressions were of a giant carnivore with a downy coat. Turns out T-Rex does indeed have scales.
The UAE wants to build a city on Mars
![If all goes to plan, a century from now it will have built a fully functioning city of 600,000 people.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/v/b/w/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jmfpj.png/1496803535621.jpg)
If all goes to plan, a century from now there will be a fully functioning city of 600,000 people.
Scientists spy on dolphins
![Nine acoustic moorings are being placed in the Manukau Harbour to learn more about the elusive, and critically ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/m/9/o/7/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jm7rx.png/1496799491859.jpg)
Underwater listening devices might sound like a sci-fi plot, but they could play a crucial part in studying elusive dolphins.
Rocket takes live animals to ISS
![The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, carrying almost 6000 pounds of science research, crew ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/l/o/j/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jloka.png/1496723234290.jpg)
SpaceX capsule delivers 40 mice, 400 adult fruit flies and 2000 fruit fly eggs to Space Station.
'Be bold and take some risks'
![Warkworth's Maxine Simmons features in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/j/3/8/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jigvh.png/1496698985852.jpg)
Maxine Simmons was taken by surprise when she received a letter from the Queen.
Honour for environmentalist
!["If I had my way, tens of thousands of QSMs would go the people working trap lines every day," said winner Dave Hansford.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/i/7/i/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ji0h3.png/1496620288958.jpg)
A Nelson authour and journalist has been awarded Queen's Service Medal for services to the envrionment.
Honour for lifelong astronomer
![John Hearnshaw says intelligent life may be discovered in the universe in his lifetime.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/c/l/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jk08a.png/1496539056145.jpg)
Astronomer John Hearnshaw says intelligent life may be discovered in the universe in his lifetime.
Making better music than a Stradivarius
![If you find a Stradivarius in your garage, don't get too excited because thousands of imitations were made in 19th century.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/i/e/t/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ji5fr.png/1496700016800.jpg)
Blindfolded top-class violinists played "Strads" and modern violins. They preferred the modern instruments.
Living off the grid on Great Barrier
![Leonie Howie, a nurse and midwife on the island for 30 years, grew up in Northland.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/k/7/o/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1j431q.png/1496533551448.jpg)
Self-generated power, free range kids, living off the land: welcome to Great Barrier Island.
Why climate myths stick
![US President Donald Trump is a long-time climate change denier.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617041941im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/i/u/t/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jjz62.png/1496519229459.jpg)
"If global warming is happening, why is it still snowing?" Experts explain why sceptics refuse to budge, despite the evidence.