Kiwi scientists are using cutting-edge DNA technology to see what's in rats' stomachs.

Visiting Nobel Prize winner Dr Bruce Beutler transformed the field of immunology.

New lineages of kiwifruit-killing disease Psa could emerge in the future, researcher says.

New Zealand's Professor Bruce Houghton has won the rarely-bestowed Thorarinsson Medal.

A researcher will explore a Taranaki marine reserve with a drone-like underwater vehicle.

Changing the flow rates of our rivers hurt the fish within them. A scientist explains why.

A newly-discovered protein could point the way to a drug giving the benefits of exercise.

A tiny, hard-to-detect, worm-like pest can survive in dry soil for at least three years.

Calmer conditions on White Island has allowed scientists to explore newly-formed features.

US scientists have suggested a link between changes in temperature and voting behaviour.

A just-described shark species glows in the dark and weighs less than 1kg at full growth.

Closure may be the only option as one in five kauri now infected with deadly pathogen.

A buoy measuring waves in the southern ocean has gone rogue and headed on a new journey.

New research reveals the natural science behind avoiding the flu this winter.

Thousands more people will die from air pollution unless the world tackles climate change.

A seafloor study has revealed an underwater orchestra below the Hauraki Gulf's surface.

NZ salmon study holds possible implications for understanding our own reproduction system.

Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before drinking, study shows.

Damaging, extreme El Nino events will likely become twice as common under climate change.

Tiny tardigrades beat even Keith Richards when it comes to indestructibility.

Jude Sparks was out on a family hike in the desert when he discovered something rare.

Revealed: The exact components that make perfect fried chicken.

Auckland's volcanic past has been pieced back together, revealing explosive surprises.

A solar storm is turning southern skies into a dramatic, colourful kaleidoscope.

It's possible to tell whether someone's wealthy or not just by looking at their face.

Scientists warn three-quarters of all species could soon disappear from our planet.

A Kiwi Antarctic scientist discusses the break-off of a trillion-tonne iceberg.

NZ scientists are studying a wonder material that could suck carbon dioxide from the air.

Agricultural research will be boosted by a Massey University-led centre, launching today.

Last night's 6.4 quake came from a seismic zone that has produced major recent quakes.