Crawling babies kick up clouds of "biogunk" - but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

How are oceans faring with pollution, fishing and climate change? Simon Thrush explains.

Increasing societal awareness and acceptance of gender diversity likely behind trend.

Huge asteroid, size of world's tallest building, to hurtle past Earth in two weeks' time.

Following a string of major incursions, Professor Travis Glare discusses NZ's biosecurity.

Experts believe the throne of a famous pharaoh is hidden in a secret chamber deep inside.

Oil surveys may impact the foraging habits of korora in the South Taranaki Bight.

If it feels hotter than the daily high MetService forecast for you, you may not be wrong.

Dr Andrea Byrom says things aren't looking good for our prized native plants and animals.

Climate scientist Dr James Renwick says time's running out to avoid the worst of warming.

Niwa has released new photos revealing an abundance of life in the freezing waters beneath Antarctica’s ice.

New photos reveal an abundance of life in the freezing waters beneath Antarctica's ice.

Ridding NZ of rats and possums will be good for us, as well as our prized native wildlife.

Virus will be pitted against pathogen in a new effort to help our hard-working honeybees.

A study at Mt Maunganui beach suggests rip currents are far more complex than we think.

Ecologist Russell Death paints the big picture on the state of our rivers and lakes.

We're one big step closer to human colonisation on the Red Planet.

An NZ study will shed fresh light on the mysterious cosmic material we call 'dark matter'.

Sleeping for longer each night can help us eat healthier, scientists say.

COMMENT: Cutting back on alcohol consumption can be a lifesaver.

Last week saw the "wolf moon". Next up is the "super blue blood moon eclipse".

Record "marine heatwave" could fuel a low-pressure system forecast to hit NZ next week.

New Zealander of the Year the late Paul Callaghan

They're called dead zones - patches of water that kill life - and NZ isn't immune to them.

We don't feel "slow slip" quakes. But they could be priming fault zones for future jolts.

Scientists shed new light on powerful 2012 undersea eruption north of NZ.

NZ once home to a burrowing bat three times the size of the average bat today.

University of Auckland researchers Rosalyn Putland and Associate Professor Craig Radford from the Institute of Marine Science combined sound recordings over a nine month period with automatic ship tracking data to track underwater noise contributed by shipping.

What could DNA preserved in residents of Indonesian villages mean for NZ? Quite a lot.

Underwater din of large ships making it hard for Hauraki Gulf species to communicate.