Volcanic authorities are monitoring activity to manage risks and evacuations adequately.

Just the same as smoking tobacco or breathing in traffic fumes.

COMMENT: The indoor environment can have a huge impact on our productivity.

COMMENT: From rocket launches to crashing space station, we're in for a huge year in space

As SpaceX's rocket soared into space another man made a brave attempt to debunk science.

Easily available DNA tests are making it easier for people to discover their heritage.

Human trials begin on a vaccine that eliminates tumours with little to no side effects.

Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a narration as Curiosity looks back over the journey so far. / Nasa JPL

Nasa has released a stunning image of what its Curiosity rover has been up to on Mars.

60,000+ structures hidden for centuries underneath Guatemala jungle have been discovered.

COMMENT: Sometimes you meet somebody new and instantly click with them.

Letting Fluffy roam free could be killing environmental cred among your neighbours.

As the Blacks Caps take on Aussie tonight, we look at the science of pace bowling.

NASA have released a panoramic view of the Gale Crater on Mars, from the Curiosity Rover

The astonishing thing is not what it means to us, but what it means to them.

January was the hottest month NZ has experienced since 1867, Dr Jim Salinger says.

New blood test could pick up Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms show.

Fault-line monitors at Dannevirke, Weber and Akitio part of major scientific programme.

Kiwis are world-famous for giving old words quirky new meaning. We give it heaps, in fact.

Scientists have gained important insights into the role of an influential molecule.

NZ has $20b of stormwater and wastewater systems that are not up to what may be coming.

COMMENT: Much of what determines happiness is outside of our control.

Nearly all Kiwis driving electric vehicles today say they wouldn't go back to petrol.

Scientists have been baffled to discover the first-ever male NZ stick insect - in the UK.

Dancing, singing, peeing on yourself - welcome to the secret sex life of a native NZ bat.

Even bacteria have memories - and learning how could help us fight superbugs in future.

If you're feeling short on creativity, a nice hot cup of tea might be just what you need.

Plastics in the oceans are killing corals by increasing their risk of becoming diseased.

COMMENT: Do teenagers spend too much time on their screens?

Rocket Lab's successful launch is a venture the country can celebrate.