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.

Scientists have begun a sprawling health check of hundreds of New Zealand lakes.

Expert claims to have found a woman with 100 per cent Maori DNA.

What will the world be like in 2040? Jamie Morton looks at four areas ripe for revolution.

Last year was one of New Zealand's hottest on record. What will 2018 bring?

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to leading cancer researcher Dr Parry Guilford.

Hastings and Napier have some of the lowest urban biodiversity rates in the country.

COMMENT: Something called blockchain could transform how our information is stored.

Here's one relative you're probably glad didn't pop round for Christmas.

Kiwi scientists are building software that can pick out birds by hearing their songs.

10 bold ideas which could change the world.

A high-tech floating laboratory that has just finished probing New Zealand's largest earthquake fault is now sailing to Antarctica to drill for critical climate change clues.

This genetics-based dating app promises to find you the perfect partner.

Kiwi four-year-olds appear to be resisting the rising tide of obesity, new findings show.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to GNS Science geophysicist Dr Laura Wallace.

What will happen to NZ's oceans in the future? A cutting-edge model will soon tell us.

Worried about the absence of cicada clicks? Don't be - the show will be starting soon.

Study targeting Maori and Pacific kids could lead to better treatment for killer disease.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to Professor Cather Simpson about lasers.

Why can't we swim at so many Auckland beaches - and what's being done about it?

Excessive exposure to UV radiation will burn the skin and can lead to skin cancer.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to mathematical modeller Dr Alex James.

January is an exciting month for space fans with the possible launch of a very big rocket.