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.

What are tropical cyclones and how do we forecast them? Jamie Morton explains.

Sick of the stickiness? Here's where it comes from and why it makes us uncomfortable.

Unexplained decline in lower stratosphere worries scientists.

NZ DNA tech has been credited for a breakthrough in a brutal triple murder case in the US.

A Kiwi has proposed an approach that could help the hunt for other life in the universe.

NZ scientists raise questions over US study linking 2007 eruption to tidal cycles.

Models are increasingly suggesting NZ may be hit by what's left of Tropical Cyclone Gita.

US scientists have revealed the nuclear DNA make-up of NZ's long-lost little bush moa.

DNA has revealed the fascinating history of one of NZ's least-wanted critters: the mouse.

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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.

US-based Kiwi Thiran Jayasundera says mechanical solution can restore partial sight.

Experts are cautioning Kiwis against diving into an "idiotic" natural health craze.

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

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

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