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Forecast deluges won’t ease North Island’s ‘unusual’ big summer dry
Downpours forecast this week unlikely to put dent in North Island's expanding dryness.
Lab-made tissue: ‘Lego-like’ local invention could revolutionise knee problems
A team of Kiwi scientists is pushing the boundaries of regenerative medicine.
‘Critically endangered’: DoC survey seeks Māui dolphin sightings
The DoC survey aims to find Māui dolphin numbers off North Island's west coast.
‘Unheard of’: Family astonished at landing 100kg marlin near Kāpiti Island
A family fishing trip off the Kapiti Coast landed something a little heftier than snapper.
Risk of flooding, slips amid potential severe thunderstorms over North Island
People across the Central North Island are being warned of more thunderstorm action today.
The reason young women’s bodies are more prone to cancer
The hormone oestrogen is thought to play to a central role.
‘Promising’: Ozempic may protect against Alzheimer’s
New York Times: Could the drugs that upended diabetes and obesity benefit the brain?
'Mindboggling': Farmers urge minister to look into AgResearch science cuts
Concerns for farm productivity, animal welfare, and rural sector's economic contribution.
Simon Wilson: Snapshots from the new New Zealand for Waitangi week
OPINION: The changing face of Aotearoa NZ as we head towards Waitangi Day on Thursday.
Major review links microplastics to reproductive, digestive harm
Researchers urge governments to ban single-use plastics immediately.
‘Incredibly distressing’: Doctor worries old disease is making NZ comeback
Painful bone growth disorder appears to making a mysterious resurgence among NZ children.
‘That was a big one’: More than 50 quakes recorded in Taupō
According to GeoNet the earthquakes recorded peaked at 3.4 in magnitude.
‘Want to know’: Prince William’s strange Loch Ness monster question
The joking question came as he visited a DNA research organisation.
Asteroid samples reveal basic building blocks for life
The samples were collected by Nasa’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft in 2020.
‘Highest risk ever’: Asteroid threat prompts global action
Experts suggest using a spacecraft to deflect the asteroid and prevent impact.
Explained: Why last night’s big quake rocked some harder than others
The Eketahuna tremor was felt much more strongly in Wellington than Taupō.
'Rising stars': Hawke's Bay growers praised amid science boost
The Government's goal is to double exports by 2034 through increased investment.
NZ’s starving students: Hungry kids trailing peers by up to four years in maths, science
A major new analysis uncovers a 'barn-door problem' of food poverty in Kiwi schools.
‘Critical tipping point’: When did things turn bad for the Hauraki Gulf’s snapper?
What's driven the decline of the oft-caught species? Scientists shed new light.
NZ scientists create world-first ‘clock’ that could lead to ageing breakthroughs
DNA-based 'clock' could lead to new medical treatments and insights into how we age.
Youth vaping: NZ study reveals worrying misconceptions among teens
Health researchers say vaping urgently needs to be 'denormalised' among NZ's teens.
The 122km/h gust: Why last night’s extreme weather hit Mangawhai so hard
A forecaster explains what made the storm so powerful, as the weather action shifts south.
Steven Joyce: Govt science plan’s like rearranging deckchairs
OPINION: Merger is likely to be costly and distracting and achieve little.
Cancer frontiers: Five ways Kiwi scientists are taking on our number one killer
Jamie Morton meets the Kiwi scientists leading five cutting-edge new cancer studies.
The truth about the five-second rule
Dropped your food? Eating it within a few seconds might cost you health-wise.
Matthew Hooton: Luxon’s big economic speech a good start, but needs more
The Beehive plans to spend the whole year on a rolling maul of announcements.
Opinion: Shane Reti wasn't demoted, he can now help shape our national identity
OPINION: Technology is key to improving export value, delivering better health outcomes,