Rich resources of oil and gas could lie trapped inside volcanoes buried off our coasts.

Personal flying pods, space tourism and invisibility cloaks are among the list.

Alice Smellie goes on a first date with as astonishingly lifelike new breed of robot.

Asteroid mining is about to change our pursuit for resources.

Research on a Neanderthal boy's skull has helped contribute to human evolution.

Could our desire for that evening glass of wine be linked to our brain's immune system?

COMMENT: Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring space.

Whether world ends on Saturday as some fear, capitalism is already a global catastrophe.

The story behind a launch into "near-space" by China from a dairy farm near Ashburton.

Google-built AI software has been trained to recognise calls of threatened native birds.

Scientists reveal promising signs of life deep in the quake-hit Kaikoura Canyon.

How to tackle the touchy issues that the PFNZ mission throws up? A new panel will try.

Could we forecast precisely enough to be warned of local severe weather within an hour?

Scientists may have put a face to one of the New Testaments most controversial players.

Is you scratching stress related?

The lead author of a leaked report gives the basics of climate change and sea-level rise.

Nasa's Cassini, soon to perish, has made an incredible contribution to science, Kiwis say.

Confused by this election's poll swings? Professor Thomas Lumley answers some questions.

An ancient kauri tree has revealed a period of warming on the other side of the planet.

Early man's shift to agriculture led to poorer health for mothers and babies, study finds.

The latest bout of unrest at Mt Ruapehu's crater lake has come to an end, scientists say.

Gas-guzzling bugs in extreme New Zealand environments could help combat climate change.

A new study has revealed Earth and the human race could be getting spied on.

Mountain ranges on Pluto have been formally named after Sir Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

Scientists explain the curious "silent quakes" set off by November's Kaikoura earthquake.

While too late for Katie Archer, Kiwi research into a rare disease could help other kids.

While too late for Katie Archer, Kiwi research into a rare disease could help other kids.

A Kiwi designer has created a synthetic Venus fly trap even creepier than the real thing.

Kiwi scientists have captured the birth of a new gene in real-time evolution experiments.

Hidden beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica lie warm caves that could harbour life.