Scientists are creating an ice archive sanctuary in Antarctica.

Chimpanzees change their hunting strategy when they know scientists are watching.

Has science just given credence to sci-fi film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind?

COMMENT: Left-handers outperform right-handers when solving difficult maths problems.

Nasa's flying observatory lands in Christchurch for more scientific night flights.

Aristotle thought roosters came from pointy eggs. We've come a long way.

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.

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.

This Piha Beach crustacean shows some creatures can have tide-influenced body clocks.

Scott Base staff spent the weekend locked down in furious "Condition-1" weather.

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.

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.

If you have a heart attack outside hospital in the future, you could be saved by a drone.

A technique just proven by NZ scientists on fruit flies could one day help wipe out pests.

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.