Topic - University Of Otago

• NZealand beaching proves rarest of whales exists

  The spade-toothed beaked whale is so rare that nobody has seen one alive, but scientists have proof the species still exists.

• Teen pot use linked to later declines in IQ

  Teens who routinely smoke marijuana risk a long-term drop in their IQ, a new study suggests.

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  Smoking pot as a teen linked to lower IQs

  Teens who routinely smoke marijuana risk a long-term drop in their IQ, a new study suggests.

• Scientists reconstruct long-extinct giant penguin

  It was a slender bird, with long wings and a spear-like bill to catch swift ocean prey. And scientists say the first glimpse of the extinct giant penguin species was worth the 26 million-year wait.

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