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.

Object discovered in neighbouring galaxy is 12 times bigger than our own Sun.

COMMENT: Volunteers who slept more ate on average 10g less per day of free sugars.

Forest & Bird’s Northland Conservation Advocate Dean Baigent-Mercer talks about the parapara tree.

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.

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.

Lush Fiordland could clear up disagreement over how much CO2 our forests are absorbing.

NZ is being urged to help create the largest protected area on the planet.

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.

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'.

A report shows strange pulses known as fast radio bursts have become more extreme.

The alien rock may have formed when the solar system was still taking shape.

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