Seemingly, the sillier the assessment, the better people think it can read the hidden self

If you are constantly juggling a set of goals, it could be a recipe for unhappiness.

Climate change puts animals with white fur in danger as it leaves them vulnerable.

COMMENT: Kids can demand digital assistant do what they want, with no need for politeness.

Footage has revealed the spectacular clarity of one of NZ's largest freshwater springs.

Any law change on cannabis should consider the risks to young people, says researcher.

A major UK scientific journal has featured a research paper summarised in te reo Māori.

Kiwi company Calocurb is expanding globally off the back of New Zealand success

A top panel has laid out starting points for NZ to prepare for a warmer, wilder future.

Not enough is known about how these materials break down in the environment.

Elise Wolfgram has just taken home the top student awards for a role she loves.

Scientific forays into Antarctica are helping to expand research on planets like Mars.

Scientists are appealing to the public to find three sea seismometers lost near Gisborne.

New $60m NZ and Singapore science collaboration to focus on data and the future of food.

Dry rivers like Canterbury's could be making a hidden contribution to climate change.

West Auckland’s Revolution Fibres is launching actiVLayr: a natural skincare product that uses collagen extracted from hoki skins as a base ingredient.

Working out the magnitude of an earthquake now takes minutes. Back then, it took 6 hours.

Scientists have an unlikely tool to show how fast Antarctic ice sheets are melting: seals.

NZ businesses may be caught out by sweeping new privacy laws about to take effect in EU.

Genome-editing can eliminate the risk to young children.

Study of Growing up in New Zealand turns 10 years old

Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the first Polynesian settlements in Aotearoa.

COMMENT: New software can now empower computers to write new songs.

Think your kids are big eaters? Check out what this monster black hole can wolf down.

Two sub-seafloor quake labs begin "listening" to NZ's high-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone.

Can Budget's $1b for tax incentive lift New Zealand's "woeful" spend on business R&D?

Firms can claim 12.5c in the dollar back for every dollar they spend on R&D.

Associate Professor Tom Wilson from Canterbury University, whose specialist area is disaster risk and resilience, speaks on the impacts of an Alpine Fault quake. Source: Youtube / @EMSouthland

New videos show what would happen in a major quake along NZ's big-risk Alpine Fault.

Science versus the roar of the crowd - what sort of justice does New Zealand want?