The Goddard Flight Centre has recently released some pictures it obtained during NASA's Earth science research endevours. NASA launched six out of the seven Landsat satellites currently in orbit, observing the world beyond the power of human sight, monitoring changes and detecting critical trends in the conditions of natural resources.

NIWA's research vessel Tangaroa recently returned from a 3-week voyage to the bottom of the ocean. Here's a look at the strange and stunning creatures they found.

Delicate ecosystems - and a unique mixture of natural and human history - need intelligent management and support from everyone

Uncomfortable with the thought of being buried or cremated when you die? You could always be dissolved.

Soil and nutrient advice company gets back to the scientific basics to help farmers optimise production.

Floods, hurricanes, droughts - will climate change mean more wild weather ahead? That's a risk the insurance industry is taking very seriously, reports Peter Huck.