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.

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.

Veteran science journalist Paul Gorman recounts his days covering the Canterbury quakes.

How does sunscreen work exactly? The truth about sunscreen, SPF and tanning revealed.

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.

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.