New ZealandRenowned logician wins NZ's top science honourRespected logician Rod Downey this year's recipient of NZ's highest science honour.17 Oct 09:30 AM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Climate - Don't say I didn't warn youCOMMENT: It needs WWIII to turn this overloaded, burning, sinking global ship around.16 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldHawking's final book reveals answers to the 'big questions'Shortly before his death, Hawking began compiling the answers to 10 fundamental questions.16 Oct 02:11 AM
New ZealandGlyphosate, methyl bromide not on EPA's review listGlyphosate, methyl bromide, triclosan not on EPA's hit-list of 40 chemicals to reassess.15 Oct 09:33 PM
New ZealandFew Auckland businesses ready for disasterFew businesses in NZ's biggest city fully prepared for natural disasters, new study finds.15 Oct 07:50 PM
WorldIn posthumous message, Hawking says science under threatFamed physicist Stephen Hawking has spoken from beyond the grave to15 Oct 04:35 PM
WorldTrump on climate change: 'World will change back again'In 60 Minutes interview, president backed off claim that warming is Chinese-devised hoax.15 Oct 01:54 AM
WorldStephen Hawking's eerie prediction on the human raceHawking's last prediction before he died seven months ago has been revealed in new book.14 Oct 11:50 PM
New ZealandWeird Science: Do you have the D-Factor?Psychopathy, narcissism, sadism and spitefulness all linked to a "dark core".12 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleKids' games playing to gender stereotypesMale and female promotional Lego cards can be 'overwhelmingly stereotypical',says study.12 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandRoundup exposure speeds up antibiotic resistance - studyBacteria speed up antibiotic resistance when exposed to Roundup, new study finds.12 Oct 08:00 AM
New ZealandFatherless mice go on to have their own pupsA Chinese DNA breakthrough may point to a new way for same-sex couples to reproduce.11 Oct 11:03 PM
New ZealandClimate change: Not too big, not too lateWe're all frogs in climate change's pot - but there's still time to turn the burner down.10 Oct 08:25 PM
New ZealandMost of NZ's wastewater to be tested for drug useWastewater from 80 per cent of New Zealand to be tested for illegal drug use09 Oct 11:15 PM
EconomyQ&A: Climate change and the price of inactionIt's time to put greed and denial aside and tackle climate change, Dr Geoff Bertram says.09 Oct 10:16 PM
New ZealandNew tech to monitor NZ's biggest tsunami threatScientists deploying quake sensors along NZ's big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone.09 Oct 02:19 AM
New ZealandEVs travelling further than fuel vehicles - reportEVs averaging 14,100km each year, survey shows.09 Oct 12:11 AM
New Zealand12 Questions: Juliet Gerrard, PM's science advisorThe Auckland University professor says science can only be one aspect of policy making.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCan we predict eruptions decades in advance?New research has revised the dates of past eruptions - and may help predict future ones.08 Oct 04:03 AM
New ZealandJim Salinger: The real facts on methaneMethane must be tackled along with CO2 and N2O, climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger says.07 Oct 11:31 PM
New ZealandPoo pill could help obese teens lose weightCutting-edge research by the Liggins Institute could also help with other health problems.07 Oct 01:17 AM
WorldFinally, another woman awarded a Nobel in PhysicsThird Nobel for women in physics has been far too long in coming.05 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: Research can change its spotsCOMMENT: New research explores how and why animals' different skin types develop.05 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldAbuse may leave 'molecular scars' in our DNAChildhood sexual abuse may leave "molecular scars" on victim's DNA, scientists have said.02 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldAmerican, Frenchman, Canadian win Nobel for work with lasersThree scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work with lasers.02 Oct 10:40 AM
WorldEarth could shrink to 100m if this experiment goes wrong"Worst case scenario" for particle accelerators could mean the end of Earth as we know it.02 Oct 02:41 AM
OpinionDr Geoff Duffy: Methane stance way off trackCOMMENT: Environment Commissioner's report lacks proper scientific understanding.01 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandUnited Nations showdown: Baby Neve versus the fossil foolNeve charmed people and awakened the parts of their brains that want to protect life30 Sep 09:00 PM
WorldWhat is air pollution doing to us allHow is our polluted air harming us - and is there anything we can do about it?28 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: How plastics are really affecting turtlesCOMMENT: Plastics are affecting turtle populations but probably not in the way you think.28 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNanogirl's cookbook gifted to low decile primary schools"As a social enterprise, our focus is to do well while doing good."28 Sep 12:27 AM
LifestyleBeing 'hangry' is real: Science explains the causeThat "hangry" feeling you get when you're too long between meals isn't all in your head.27 Sep 10:58 PM
New ZealandUniversity challenged: Auckland Uni dealt blow as it drops out of world's top 200Foreign students may now prefer Australia, which has nine universities in the top 200.26 Sep 01:00 PM
LifestyleScientists throw light on the way memories workRecall comes down to activity of single cells.24 Sep 05:00 PM
