Mass whale stranding on Farewell Spit, call for volunteers to help creatures
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Astronomers Measure Mass of Free-Floating Exoplanet for First Time
A population of free-floating planets is known from gravitational microlensing surveys. None have a directly measured mass, owing…
Hawke’s Bay extremist admits plot for mass stabbing after FBI tip-off
Inside his home, officers found a bayonet and a diary outlining the man’s manifesto. “His plans were to…
Weather: MetService warns of thunderstorms and heavy rain for the South Island
Some storms could bring localised downpours of 25mm to 40mm an hour and hail larger than 20mm, along…
A New Theory Suggests Mass May Emerge From Invisible Dimensions
A recent study published in Nuclear Physics B examines how hidden dimensions might influence the physical reality that…
Brown University shooting suspect found dead – US police
There was no immediate indication of a motive in the twin shootings at two of the top universities…
Hawke’s Bay man deemed a ‘national security threat’, wanted to commit mass killing
His threat to kill people came to police attention after a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of…
AI chatbot Grok misidentified a man who saved lives; falsely claimed a victim staged his injuries
Citing credible media sources such as CNN, Grok separately misidentified an image of Ahmed as that of an…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses tragic Sydney terrorist attack
Reports of horror and heroism have since emerged, including footage of a brave civilian who tackled and disarmed…
Person of interest in custody after deadly shooting at US university
Joseph Oduro, a teaching assistant at Brown, said he was in a campus auditorium when the gunman entered.…
Eurovision faces withdrawals after Israel OK’d to compete
“The situation in Gaza, despite the ceasefire and the approval of the peace process, and the use of…
Walgreens nasal spray recalled over bacteria contamination
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story included a video, which has been removed, that incorrectly…