A conspiracy theorist claims Earth is about to be destroyed by a rogue planet

A buoy measuring waves in the southern ocean has gone rogue and headed on a new journey.

It will take two or three months of testing before the farms are declared disease free

COMMENT: So many in the West are depressed because they're expected not to be.

Japanese scientists have created the recipe using a secret strawberry extract.

Researchers have calculated the odds of falling in love and how to improve your chances.

Stressed? Silently talking to yourself in the third person may help your control emotions.

Bombastic President Trump's tweets show he's a creative, competitive and a rule-breaker.

Scientists have discovered the secret powers of those slugs eating your vege garden.

Crew left "buzzing" after spotting the world's largest animal feeding in the Hauraki Gulf.

Thousands more people will die from air pollution unless the world tackles climate change.

A seafloor study has revealed an underwater orchestra below the Hauraki Gulf's surface.

COMMENT: That iced cake you love may impact mental health.

Since 2000, New Zealand households have received over $1.4 billion in insurance compensation, related to extreme weather events such as landslips, storms, and floods.

Myth-busting review on caffeine is the news coffee lovers have been waiting for.

The deprived and young women feature predominantly in self-poisoning cases in EDs.

Could this be the solution to cure all hard nights on the drink?

NZ salmon study holds possible implications for understanding our own reproduction system.

Powerful new radio telescope may be humanity's best hope of finding alien life.

Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before drinking, study shows.

COMMENT: Selfies and shared use of a smartphone or tablet could help spread head lice.

Rocket Lab is helping Florida-based Moon Express to win a US$20million prize by flying to the Moon

Visual illusions show how our mental processing delivers our experience of the world.

New Zealand had its own species of black swan - but it was wiped out by hunting.

It's like one great big distillery up there.

COMMENT: Is your local council doing enough about mitigating effects of climate change?

There are just three northern white rhinos left in the world.

Volunteers sought to test if app can help reduce workers' stress.

A new study suggests infidelity and singing prowess go together - at least in songbirds.

Damaging, extreme El Nino events will likely become twice as common under climate change.