Life defies even hell on Earth
New research into the single-celled organism Luca is providing clues about what the early planet looked like - and that we may not be alone in the universe.
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When the circus came to town
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When the circus came to town
What do bears, tigers and mountainous southwest France have to do with the sheep, cows and windswept slopes of Dunedin’s Mount Cargill?
A thinning of the bald
A thinning of the bald
As hair-loss treatments improve, one wonders if we’ll start to get nostalgic for a good comb-over, writes Eva Wiseman.
Trip often outshines the destination
Trip often outshines the destination
With his 59th birthday looming large, and after weeks of unrelenting clouds, Ian Griffin was itching for an astronomical challenge.
Blazing into the unknown
Blazing into the unknown
Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather, Damian Carrington writes.
Voyage was French for failure
Voyage was French for failure
A small French cruise ship named La Perouse has been a regular visitor to Dunedin, but I wonder how many know why it is so named.
No skirting the issues
No skirting the issues
A little remembered campus standoff, now the focus of a documentary, tells us much about ourselves, director Katie Wolfe tells Tom McKinlay.
More than a mountain
More than a mountain
Aoraki is my emblematic mauka, it is symbolic and quintessentially Kāi Tahu.
Gilding the lily
Gilding the lily
Regard was once expressed in more than words, Peter Read writes.
Highlights from the Fringe 2025
Highlights from the Fringe 2025
The Dunedin Fringe 2025 celebrates the events’ 25th birthday starting March 23.
Triggers & tingles
Triggers & tingles
Kiwi artist Amy Atkins, aka Letitia Lickkit, is bringing her take on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response to the South.
Mexican site mystical
Mexican site mystical
The Shanghai Archaeological Forum is a gathering held every two years that brings together archaeologists from all over the world.
Bright comet in southwest sky worth seeking out
Bright comet in southwest sky worth seeking out
As I type these words, I am getting excited at the prospect of seeing what might be the brightest comet of 2025 in the southwest after sunset.
'Unreal day': de Groot marries long-time girlfriend
'Unreal day': de Groot marries long-time girlfriend
Few can match Ethan de Groot in the scrum but he has met his match off the field.
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Setting a table for presence and absence
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Setting a table for presence and absence
The widower who has a second chance at love is a romantic cultural trope.
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2025: the start we’ve made
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2025: the start we’ve made
We’ve all but accounted for the first quarter of the 21st century, so how have we done?
Top start to the day
Top start to the day
People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from heart disease and a lower overall risk of dying compared with all-day coffee drinkers, according to international research.
Tracing red ochre’s roots
Tracing red ochre’s roots
Four years ago, a graduate student of mine asked if she could analyse the use of red ochre in the human burials from one of my excavations.
A plethora of planets graces evening sky
A plethora of planets graces evening sky
If the sky is clear over the next few nights and you have a pair of binoculars handy, you can enjoy viewing six of the solar system’s eight major planets after sunset.
Angling deeply embedded in national identity
Angling deeply embedded in national identity
Last year, NZ marked a remarkable milestone in angling history - the 150th anniversary of the nation’s first licensed freshwater sports fishing season.
