Lead exposure from Wellington's roofs may be harming the city's returning kākā.

In a dating age dominated by Tinder, NZ's bats prefer to do romance the old-fashioned way.

Curiosity has discovered ancient organics that have been preserved in rocks for billions of years. Source: NASA Goddard

Dinosaur's too old to resurrect but there's hope for birds.

Around 1.4 billion years ago, a day on Earth lasted just 18 hours, scientists say.

Male cave weta with longer legs are more likely to get the girl. Scientists explain why.

Mt Ruapehu's crater lake temperature rising in step with an increase in volcanic tremors.

Horizons Regional Council to spend $100,000 looking for sources of water contamination

Research suggests severe policies have an effect opposite to what was intended.

Scientists have discovered seismic warning signals that can precede an earthquake.

Is it possible to anticipate when New Zealand's next big volcano will blow?

Researchers have explored the "identity fusion" forged by the Christchurch Earthquake.

AgResearch scientists have been exploring the moods and personalities of farm animals, which could help us better understand and improve their welfare.​ Video - Aotearoa Science Agency

Flying telescope to study Milky Way centre and Saturn's moon, Titan

Yes, you can die from a broken heart.

"We are making progress ... But we have still got a long way to go."

Forests and birds living in them were also wiped out by the dinosaur-killing K–Pg event.

Tragic images of ocean life swimming in plastic belies a bigger problem, researchers say.

Single-use plastic bags had the lowest carbon footprint compared to alternatives

A 240-million-year-old fossil - and an exciting new clue in an evolutionary mystery.

Imagine having superhuman hearing. That's kind of what sharks have, scientists say.

Nasa's New Horizons probe gave us the best look at Pluto yet.

The Russian Investigative Committee made a DNA search request to New Zealand in 2016.

Simulations by mathematicians showed three scenarios.

Winter might end up on the warmer side for the north and west of the North Island.

Wearable tech and insect-inspired innovations among this year's KiwiNet awards finalists.

EDITORIAL: PM's chief science advisor has exploded myths around meth exposure in homes.

Maths genius beats calculator in square root speed test.

It's natural, man. But what are its capabilities? An expert extracts fact from fiction.

'Motherhood penalty' is worse for mothers who take more than a year off paid work.