Rutherford Medal-winner among 21 researchers honoured at awards event.

Smart tech enabling cars to talk to other vehicles could slash road deaths and injuries.

Why does the tui's song sound so much better in the morning? The answer will surprise you.

Scientists liken bizarre whale discovery to uncovering 'a fossil kangaroo in Scotland'.

Scientists say "game-changing" evidence shows the risk of fishing bycatch to NZ sea lions.

It turns out we can live quite easily without several major organs.

A native wasp has been named after an atoning Harry Potter villain to help its reputation.

In the long term, ash ejected from Mount Agung can positively impact agriculture.

Climate change is already transforming our oceans - but there's much more we need to know.

NASA astrophysicist who hunts in the Goldilocks zone is to present a talk in Whangarei

It's become harder to imagine our solar system without a missing, mysterious Planet Nine.

Forest study suggests global warming could lead soils to add to carbon in the air.

COMMENT: How your tears could power your smartphone.

Conservation groups hail Niue's move to "lock up" half its EEZ as a vast ocean reserve.

NZ is unlikely to see anything as hellish as 50C days warned for Melbourne and Sydney.

Does mixing more help address prejudice? That depends on societal equality, study finds.

Some NZ deaths may have been prevented - but these were few of 1917's WW1 butcher's bill.

NZ's methane accounting is "accurate" despite study suggesting a global under-estimate.

Scientists estimate that by 2050 the rate of inflight injuries will have almost tripled.

Kiwi scientists have hailed the Nobel-winning team behind a landmark cosmic discovery.

English philosopher Jeremy Bentham's mummified head is going on display in London.

A vitamin-mineral treatment could help kids with ADHD, new Kiwi-led research suggests.

COMMENT: AI can predict whether your relationship will last based on how you speak.

Genetically modified approaches to fighting malaria succeed in new tests.

Why placebos work - even if you know it's a placebo.

Could artificial intelligence mean better grape harvests for Kiwi winegrowers?

Could a volcanic eruption in Bali mean a cooler spring and summer for New Zealand?

Fancy being a wildlife biologist? Beware the eyeball leeches and chest maggots.

Scientists have built a stunning 3D model to capture a live heart suffering an attack.

Eric Dahlstrom and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom aim to help build a space industry in NZ.