Professor Brian Cox is baffled by the anti-vax movement.

An expert's guide to the perfect blow dry using science.

Could 'bio-banking' halt NZ's biodiversity crisis? A new report looks at the concept.

Why are quakes more shaky in some spots than others? The answer lies just under our feet.

Ocean drones will probe the wild Cook Strait in new study dubbed "Project Cookie Monster".

Grim new figures show Paris climate goals will be hard to meet fast, NZ scientists say.

A sea creature that regenerates an entire new body may mean big things for human healing.

Top surgeon claims "there is no scientific reason why it would not happen".

It's no longer monkeys or dogs, but lots of animals still get sent into space.

COMMENT: There is a common myth that sugar feeds cancer - but it feeds all our cells.

Matire Harwood's grandfather once told her she'd be a doctor - a prophecy well fulfilled.

New recordings lay bare the underwater racket created by oil and gas industry's airguns.

We look at 10 of the most exciting new science projects just awarded Marsden Fund grants.

Researchers whose work has saved brain-injured babies have been honoured.

Federated Farmers signals the end of lengthy legal saga over GMO regulation in Northland.

Baby boomers who accuse millennials of acting entitled might want to think again.

Genetic changes in "junk DNA" may be a missing link between type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Mass coral bleaching may not be a death sentence for all of the reef systems it touches.

COMMENT: Researchers have produced pigs with 24 per cent less body fat than normal pigs.

Massey University researchers were amazed to see a Great White shark, dubbed 'Kermit' grabbing their underwater camera neat the Kermadec Islands

Much of NZ's sewer networks aren't designed for the potential impacts of climate change.

Strange object spotted plunging around our Sun could be our first interstellar visitor.

Kiwi researchers have helped reveal "probably" the world's oldest known tsunami victim.

Global warming more than a problem for planet. It will hurt us personally too.

Innovation experts welcome new govt's high R&D target - but say it won't be easy to meet.

A prized species of salmon could help scientists solve mysteries about human reproduction.

Geomagnetic storms could be corroding underground pipes, researchers say.

It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?

Correlation of sea lion decline to squid fishery not so clear-cut, scientists say.

COMMENT: What are our brains doing while we sleep?