Talented teen's liberty turtle tops high-school section of international art contest.

Horseshoe crabs have survived four mass extinctions, but humans could wipe them out.

Educators don hard hats and hi-vis jackets for tour of industry sites in Whangarei.

Why do 2,000-year-old Roman piers survive, yet modern concrete seawalls crumble?

Neuroscientists explain why your significant other incites the most rage in you.

Hawking said Trump's action could lead to "temperature of two hundred and fifty degrees".

Scientists will tap into the DNA data of thousands of young people in major new study.

A Kiwi scientist have used high-tech cameras to watch bats as they hibernate.

Electric vehicle owners being recruited for project to boost uptake and busting myths.

Texting on the move turns your gait into an ungainly lollop, scientists have found.

COMMENT: The shape of an egg boils down to how good a bird is at flying.

How long can humans actually live for? The truth is, scientists say, we just don't know.

Climate change could help native species but also allow invasive species to gain foothold.

Strange sea creature known as "sea pickles" invading US coastline.

Sir Peter Blake's former schooner is making a well-timed visit to Auckland this weekend.

Sun heading into a solar minimum, during which activity at the surface will "change form."

New habitats may open up for wildlife in warming Antarctica leading to some epic battles.

Nasa's Curiosity rover has snapped a photo of a mysterious object on the surface of Mars.

Scientists find new threat to recovery of "ozone hole" just as it finally begins to heal.

Mysterious celestial body may be lurking in the far-flung reaches of the solar system.

Hunga island emerged from a volcanic eruption in 2015

NZ scientists reveal an explosive history behind the 2014 eruption that made a new island.

Recent discoveries in our solar system and beyond have increased hopes of alien life.

NZ scientists are preparing to probe the France-sized Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

COMMENT: Unravelling the secrets is much more important than just getting there first.

Noisy cities disrupt heartbeat and could trigger disease, study suggests.

New studies have left scientists divided over the use of paracetamol during pregnancy.

Studies suggest alcohol in moderation can be good for the heart, but what about the brain?

These stickers can heal anything from anxiety to hangovers...apparently.

How we can protect our brains from memory loss and dementia?