He described the moment as "beautiful" and "other-worldly".

Scientists have been baffled to discover the first-ever male NZ stick insect - in the UK.

Dancing, singing, peeing on yourself - welcome to the secret sex life of a native NZ bat.

Passengers on board a cruise witnessed scavenging sharks feed on a carcass.

Forest & Bird’s Northland Conservation Advocate Dean Baigent-Mercer talks about the parapara tree.

Crawling babies kick up clouds of "biogunk" - but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Oil surveys may impact the foraging habits of korora in the South Taranaki Bight.

Niwa has released new photos revealing an abundance of life in the freezing waters beneath Antarctica’s ice.

New photos reveal an abundance of life in the freezing waters beneath Antarctica's ice.

We're one big step closer to human colonisation on the Red Planet.

A report shows strange pulses known as fast radio bursts have become more extreme.

Sleeping for longer each night can help us eat healthier, scientists say.

Last week saw the "wolf moon". Next up is the "super blue blood moon eclipse".

We don't feel "slow slip" quakes. But they could be priming fault zones for future jolts.

Scientists shed new light on powerful 2012 undersea eruption north of NZ.

NZ once home to a burrowing bat three times the size of the average bat today.

Last year was one of New Zealand's hottest on record. What will 2018 bring?

Hastings and Napier have some of the lowest urban biodiversity rates in the country.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to GNS Science geophysicist Dr Laura Wallace.

What will happen to NZ's oceans in the future? A cutting-edge model will soon tell us.

Worried about the absence of cicada clicks? Don't be - the show will be starting soon.

Understanding prehistoric global warming events could tell us much about Earth's future.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to top microbiologist Dr Heather Hendrickson.

Our NZ wrens are famously tiny - but they could be key to answering some big questions.

Why do men and women suffer stress differently? Brain researchers aim to solve the puzzle.

A pair of some of the rarest whales delight tourists in an epic encounter.

We look at 10 species Kiwis might be lucky enough to see out in the wild this summer.

Poorly-understood threat posed by volcano-driven tsunamis focus of cutting-edge study.

NZ-led expedition investigates how warming oceans could erode huge ice sheet.

Weta Workshop & Te Papa's blockbuster Bug Lab exhibition opens at Auckland Zoo.