DoC staff not keen to 'play God' with native species
DoC staff are happy to "play God" with pests - but not with our cherished native species.
DoC staff are happy to "play God" with pests - but not with our cherished native species.
Scientists are alarmed at declines in reports of some of our best-known garden birds.
Slightly more Kiwi graduates are staying in the country, despite falling pay rates.
The Royal Society has responded to diversity criticisms over a mostly male lecture series.
Hawking warns human race must start leaving within 30 years to avoid being wiped out.
Silent, slow-slip earthquakes could offer stress relief for under-pressure fault zones.
Researchers call for urgent action over an antipsychotic drug linked to 13 NZ deaths.
Launched in 2009, the Kepler space telescope is our first mission capable of identifying Earth-size planets around other stars. Source: NASA's Ames Research Center
Eruption could cost Auckland $10b and make the city even more vulnerable to disaster.
We're using the wrong month - and calendar - to celebrate Matariki, two academics say.
Science advisor to PM warns of pitfalls in using big data and analytics for social policy.
NZ scientists have made a surprise genetic finding that could help combat drug resistance.
New research could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria.
An Alpine Fault earthquake could cut the West Coast from the main grid for many weeks.
Elon Musk has revealed more details of his plans to establish first colony on Mars.
Washing your hands can also cleanse your brain of old ideas, a new study has revealed.
Biologists told of the worst smells they've faced while conducting field research.
COMMENT: Gwyneth Paltrow is not qualified to look after our health.
The huge flying object reportedly burnt up off Auckland's west coast.
Peter Beck has swamped with attention ahead of the World Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.
Why do new words and phrases mysteriously appear in our everyday language?
Drinking just a couple of beers a day can cause problems for your brain, new study finds.
Is your cold particularly bad this year? It could be because you're lonely.
New Zealand has joined a sprawling effort to map the ocean floor of the entire world.
Bug kills about 500 New Zealanders, with Maori, men and the poor at greatest risk.
A name that matches your mug could be an odd secret ingredient to success in politics.
A supercomputing upgrade will give researchers the data-crunching power of 16,000 laptops.
Nasa chose 12 new astronauts from its biggest pool of applicants ever.
The modern humans are roughly 100,000 years older than other fossils of our species.
Where did your science teacher hail from? Hundreds of students are about to find out.