Alpine plants are at risk as climate change and tourism spread weeds to higher altitudes.

Scientists say native plant hormones could be helping kakapo breed successfully.

NZ scientist Associate Professor Chris de Freitas has died after a struggle with cancer.

What can the City of Sails learn from the City of Light to make itself greener?

COMMENT: Yes, alcohol awareness campaigns like Dry July can work, but not for everyone.

COMMENT: Sharing information can cut congestion and save travel time.

Why do some people find some foods yummy while others find the same foods taste yucky?

Can losing your sense of smell make you lose weight?

Bone-shortening gene mutation may have helped early Homo sapiens survive in extreme cold.

Watch this incredible little boy recite the periodic table and name countries on a map.

Two Waikato University researchers discuss what Kiwis think about climate change.

Iceberg will be among largest ever seen, containing about 1 trillion tonnes of ice.

GPS data has revealed how mantle rock beneath the Central North Island is being melted.

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.

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.

Health risk claims about baby formula brands are "irresponsible", an NZ scientist says.

Cancer survivor Julie Randall tells how a trial drug saved her life.

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.