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‘Stress hormone’ cortisol is blamed for infertility, but major new study hints that could be wrong
Cortisol has been cast as a modern health villain, seeking to slowly destroy you. But it’s actually a critical hormone.
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Month: October 2026
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How did early Māori society develop? New research reveals a clearer timeline
Radiocarbon dating at two archaeological sites shows how early settlers adapted to life in Aotearoa, with some economic changes happening sooner than thought.
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‘Poor becoming poorer’ – South Auckland foodbanks warn poverty is deepening among Pasifika
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific People running foodbanks in South Auckland say poverty is deepening among the Pacific community, and the high demand they are seeing is the just tip of the iceberg. Persistent high rents and basic living costs, plus nagging debt, continue to leave Pasifika families facing tough decisions on whether to
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Vote progressive parties – if you seek justice for Palestine
Justice for Palestine Vote for the three progressive parties — Labour, Green and Te Pāti Māori — in next month’s general election if you want to see a principled Aotearoa New Zealand foreign policy stance based on international law and justice. Here is how Aotearoa New Zealand’s political parties stand on the Palestinian solidarity movement’s
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Keith Rankin Analysis – David Seymour is a Financial Mercantilist
Keith Rankin writes; Mercantilism is both a narrative about what the elite world is (as opposed to what someone might wish it to be), and a prescription for success within that world. That prescription may be best summarised as 'mining money'.
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World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey
There’s little left of the ship itself but based on clues from its cargo, a research team has tentatively dated the wreck to around 2700–2400 BCE.
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Cystic fibrosis patients got their ‘miracle drug’ thanks to federal research funding – new Trump administration rules may cut future miracles short
The Trump administration exerted increased political control over NIH research funding, leading to major cuts and disruptions to lifesaving research.
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It’s no secret drug firms donate to political parties. But it’s still a secret exactly how much, and why
Donations of A$7.7 million over a decade have been disclosed. But that’s not the full amount, a new study shows.
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Australia urgently needs a national bushfire database. Here’s what it could look like
Bushfires will only become fiercer and more frequent in the face of climate change.
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NAZA: harrowing documentary shows how killing in Gaza became just another day’s work
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor offer us a look inside the systems used by the Israeli military to target Palestinians.
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Hordes of yabbies are trashing rivers in Africa. How did this happen?
In the 1980s and 1990s, the hardy redclaw crayfish was exported from Australia around the world. But escapee yabbies have become a nightmare.
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Australian scavengers don’t just eat everything and slink away. They approach a carcass like a buffet
First come the eagles, then the dingoes. And then the foxes, to fight over the scraps.