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A 'permanent presence' on the moon is only a few years away, and Mars maybe a decade behind that - but that doesn't mean it's time to sell your house and make plans to relocate Space scientists expect a 'permanent presence' on the moon by 2028, and say now is the time to lay the groundwork for international rules for lasting peace in spaceFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Birth rates are falling globally, inspiring pro-natalist movements and government schemes to incentivise procreation - but it's not working Countries around the world are trying everything from financial incentives to law changes to reverse declining birth rates. None of it is working.Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Little cellulose balls could be a big answer to burying carbon emissions - if there's proof they work. Getting that is proving difficult. A company that says it has a startling solution to carbon storage wants New Zealand to make rule changes so it can forge aheadFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Statistics are a vitally important tool to plan and inform government policy - but when they're wrong or misleading, trust is at risk A former government statistician is sounding alarms about our ditching of the five-yearly census, saying we risk losing a rich seam of informationFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Almost 40 years after two Swedish backpackers disappeared, David Tamihere has had his convictions quashed. A journalist calls it 'another example of how slowly and painfully the system works when it sometimes might have got it wrong'. David Tamihere's murder convictions have been quashed, after nearly four decades, re-opening wounds and calling into question whether justice has actually been servedFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Lake Onslow pumped hydro project could be back from the dead, with the "mega battery" that will cost billions, approved for the fast-track list by the same government that axed it The same government that scrapped the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project has put it on the fast track list. But whether this country can pull off a project of its size is another question.Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Fear and politics are increasingly dictating where our shrinking aid money is going Giving aid to shore up your strategic position in the world isn't the way to go about it, says an expert - because your aid won't help if you're not trying to helpFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The government's backdown on an undersized fish rule has intensified scrutiny of sweeping fisheries reforms There's been a U-turn on the most controversial part of the sweeping new Fisheries Bill, but keeping undersized catches wasn't the only fishhook in the legislationFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Rather than being stuck behind their screens for entertainment, an old type of gaming is luring players out into the real world - one with people in itA sector of gamers are trading in their consoles and visual effects for real live company, turning to a centuries-old social version of entertainmentFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Billions in military aid crosses from the US to Israel in a decades-old alliance. But two current conflicts have many younger Americans questioning those ties. As the Iran war affects the global economy, Americans are asking if their ties with Israel look like the tail wagging the dogFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details