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.

Dr Bruce Campbell led the team of scientists that saved the kiwifruit industry from Psa.

A 20-year DoC project in the South Island valley shows the value of pest control.

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.

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.

NZ-led study that could help up to a third of all babies born gets a $2.8m boost from US.

Wiping out our predators is good for our threatened species - yet some more than others.

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.

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.

New Zealand needs more plug-in facilities, owners of electric vehicles say.

Global warming isn't just a threat to our coastal communities: but to our health. Why?

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.

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