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.

Tiny tardigrades beat even Keith Richards when it comes to indestructibility.

Jude Sparks was out on a family hike in the desert when he discovered something rare.

Revealed: The exact components that make perfect fried chicken.

A former Nasa engineer is drawn to NZ by its great qualities.

A Canterbury researcher's work is the first step towards regrowing body parts.

The US Air Force has put $250,000 into an innovative Kiwi study.

Auckland's volcanic past has been pieced back together, revealing explosive surprises.

Council takes next step towards getting world-class Waikato University research institute.

Cheating partner or dreadful in-laws could age your brain by four years, say scientists.

A solar storm is turning southern skies into a dramatic, colourful kaleidoscope.

COMMENT: Animal emotions stare us in the face - are our pets happy?

A Kiwi trial is exploring how Viagra may help underweight babies before and after birth.

NASA's announcement will put the planned 2030s expedition on hold indefinitely.

Some New Zealand insects literally freeze solid over the cold months - and survive.

Italian Sergio Canavero is poised to do the first human head transplant.

It's possible to tell whether someone's wealthy or not just by looking at their face.

COMMENT: Telehealth app is connecting children with common conditions to online doctors.

Science innovators have been recognised at our top awards for bringing research to market.

Kiwis need to get moving more if research from Stanford is to be believed.

The final part of the Herald's French Connection series looks at unlocking green spaces.

An obesity study that will breath-test thousands of Kiwi kids is off to a promising start.