Otago yields new goldmine of a different kind - two long-lost bird species.

Triplets have won "twice over" with scholarships and fees-free study at AUT.

Arctic temperatures are warmer than ever recorded in February.

Celebrity atheist Lawrence Krauss' NZ tour up in the air after the two NZ hosts bail.

During Earth's last big warming cycle, something dramatic happened in the Southern Ocean.

NZ could slash its greenhouse gas emissions by kick-starting a major biofuels industry.

The message sends hope that by 2060 our climate is not in a state of disarray.

Undiscovered volcanic features could lie hidden not far from the Bay of Plenty's coast.

NZ-Singapore study reveals two forms of heart failure aren't as similar as first thought.

There's nothing wrong with being a little weird, scientists say.

COMMENT: New research suggests that money can actually buy us happiness — up to a point.

A "trifecta" of big drivers combined to make this summer what will be NZ's hottest ever.

Genre's aim not to foretell the future but change our present.

Scientists have launched an $8m effort to understand the threats landslides pose to us.

Taupo, which produced one of the world's biggest eruptions, represents NZ in 'Volcano Cup'

Homo erectus may have been smarter than we think.

People have long been puzzled over the flawless alignment of the Great Pyramid Of Giza.

Damage caused by a stroke could be repaired by returning the brain to a childlike state.

COMMENT: How the new mozzie emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease.

Scientists have uncovered why air conditioning units often smell so bad.

COMMENT: Science behind Winter Olympics just as important as skills of the athletes.

Using music to psych yourself up before a big game is hardly new. But does it work?

GNS wants to further study Zealandia, the submerged continent surrounding New Zealand.

Abortion committee urges politicians to update "archaic" law.

Beachgoers asked to look out for ailing sealife, amid worries about killer disease.

Regulator looking at rules around new generation of plant and animal breeding techniques.

Forest and Bird is worried sewage overflows could be hurting Auckland's marine life.

Curious about cadavers? April is your chance to see them up close.

Leading astronomers have questioned NZ's involvement in planet's largest radio telescope.

An exciting scientific breakthrough could spell the end of chemotherapy in the future.