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Life

The secrets of success begin with equal opportunities

Physics

A black hole in a bath: Big physics on a bench-top

Health

High as a Kiwi: Inside the nation saying yes to drugs

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Leaders

Health

Will NZ drug reform bring high times or a comedown?

New Zealand's abandonment of prohibition is a pivotal moment in the global debate over how to control recreational drugs

Life

The secrets of success begin with equal opportunities

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Russian aggression unstoppable in interconnected world

Reaction to Russia's seizure of part of Ukraine is likely to be rhetorical, as Western countries' hands are tied by global economic interdependence

Space

Spacesuit future looks sleek, speedy and commercial

Health

Europe’s law on e-cigarettes sets global benchmark

60 Seconds

Space

Daring Mars fly-by in limbo after US Congress hearing

Health

I can has cheezburger? Protein cancer risk overblown

Earth

Big firms could make a mint from sustainable practices

Earth

Trailblazing power plant is first to bury its carbon

Earth

Don’t waste CO2, turn it into bottles and glue

Physics

‘Angry alien’ in packing puzzle shocks mathematicians

Earth

Biggest-ever virus revived from Stone Age permafrost

Physics

Watch stocks do the jitterbug to cut the risk of trading

Health

Girls may be more resilient to autism-linked mutations

Earth

Crime rates could rise as climate change bites

Health

Long-lasting contraceptive also defends women from HIV

Environment

Huge Mexican pyramid could collapse like a sandcastle

Superfemale mice have secret male DNA

Space

Moon’s radio glow could keep Muslim calendars in sync

Earth

Double flood trouble for Europe in the next 40 years

Earth

Super-rice defies triple whammy of stresses

Environment

Mouse vaccine could protect humans from Lyme disease

Health

Silk screws are strong enough to mend broken bones

Space

Rule-breaking black hole blows weirdly powerful winds

Space

Hundreds of mini solar systems found in the Milky Way

Health

Bionic arm gives cyborg drummer superhuman skills

Technology

We’d rather ‘like’ a Facebook cause than donate to it

Health

Feeling sad? Computer knows by looking at how you move

Technology

One Per Cent

Humans

Perjurers and fake reviews train software to spot lies

Opinion

Technology

Online university courses can’t change the world alone

They promise equality of access to higher learning, but online courses will only succeed with better general education in place first, say two educationalists

Space

‘I’d give new Kepler mission a 150 per cent chance’

Humans

We need philosophers to tackle the big cosmic puzzles

Analysis

Health

Some breastfeeding benefits questioned by US study

A study comparing siblings fed either by breast or bottle hints that the long-term benefits of breastfeeding may have been distorted by social factors

Earth

Batteries of ice, iron and glass store renewable power

Aperture

Earth

Peering through the ice at a key Antarctic species

Silverfish 鈥� a key part of the ecosystem of the Antarctic seas 鈥� have been declining, perhaps due to climate change. An Italian team is aiming to find out

Features

Physics

A black hole in a bath: Big physics on a bench-top

If you haven't got a CERN budget, don't despair: find the magic formula and you can recreate the most exotic cosmic objects in surprisingly humble settings

Health

High as a Kiwi: Inside the nation saying yes to drugs

Culture

Humans

Hot on the trail of consciousness in brain and machine

From brain-scanning experiments to self-aware robots, two books explain how far we've really come in the quest to crack consciousness

Life

How to be human: The laws that governed your growth

More

Technology

Tinder-style matchmaking helps you bag your next job

Hit dating app Tinder lets prospective partners know when they both like the other's profile. A new website wants to take that simplicity to the jobs market

Earth

The science of success: Blood, or sweat and tears?

Regulars

Feedback: Lashings of lakes

How many Windermeres? unit cornucopia and the sociology of journalism, an unexpected favourite and more

This Week鈥檚 Letters

Mercury madness

Logs to ashes

Seeing red

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