New Zealand's Professor Bruce Houghton has won the rarely-bestowed Thorarinsson Medal.

The Government is putting another $16m toward the Australian Synchrotron facility.

Makers of a film showing in Auckland tonight discuss the plight of Canterbury's rivers.

Would you take $100 now, or wait a year and get $200, a Kiwi experiment has asked.

A researcher will explore a Taranaki marine reserve with a drone-like underwater vehicle.

Changing the flow rates of our rivers hurt the fish within them. A scientist explains why.

Flight logbooks, a stopwatch and other treasures given to museum.

Short bursts of intensive exercise can boosts kids' brain power, new Kiwi-led study shows.

High-fat diets are bad for bone health - especially for those born small or too early.

A Kiwi study could have implications for developing new therapies for brain disorders.

NZ is punching above its weight in getting the huge SKA super-scope built, scientist says.

Yelling rude words can actually raise tolerance to pain.

COMMENT: New research shows how memories are formed - and how they might be erased.

A newly-discovered protein could point the way to a drug giving the benefits of exercise.

A tiny, hard-to-detect, worm-like pest can survive in dry soil for at least three years.

NZ to spend $380,000 on a project that could support the world's largest radio telescope.

Where do political parties stand on conservation, biosecurity and genetic engineering?

Where do political parties stand on science funding and natural hazards?

A first-of-its-kind Kiwi study on rats suggests avocados have surprising health benefits.

Like some biblical horror, research reveals how Earth plunged into darkness for 2 years.

Tech giant Oracle has funded an NZ project targeting a widely used programming language.

Outrage after soap dispenser only responds to light-coloured person's skin.

According to the experts, this is the formula for perfect cupcakes every time.

An Hauraki Gulf island takes conservation to the sky, becoming a sanctuary for stargazers.

The act of writing a long letter has been replaced by text messages.

US scientists have suggested a link between changes in temperature and voting behaviour.

They've arrived home with a gold, two silvers and nine bronzes - have you heard of them?

Watch: Japanese primatologists have proven that chimps understand and can play the game.

Should all pregnant women start taking B3 supplements? Not so fast.

Scientists have figured out how to trick your memory into remembering things.