We dam, divert, drain and contain our rivers: but what if we let them flood and run free?

Data shows a significant jump in the amount Kiwi companies are spending on R&D.

Rotorua features in a new study pushing back the oldest geological record of life on land.

Kiwi, Maui dolphin and great white sharks feature on a list of 150 species prioritised.

Rabbits have proven an unlikely ally to another bothersome pest: venomous redback spiders.

Aussie border officials who destroyed important Kiwi plants say it 'won't happen again'.

Resurrecting long-gone species remains a "sexy idea" but still not straightforward.

A return to the mandatory addition of folic acid to bread could be on the cards.

What reading different genres of books may say about you.

Scientists claims to have found a "game-changer" for people sensitive to gluten.

Are handheld devices to blame for an increase in neck pain among New Zealanders?

The world's next big antibiotic could lie hidden in our native fungi.

Swearing really does help people to get a grip, a new study suggests.

Sea level rise models suggest coral reef islands are more resilient than first thought.

Studies have found men have bigger brains, but are they using them efficiently?

A climate scientist gives a 25 per cent chance of Tropical Cyclone Donna visiting NZ.

Joyce Lockyer and husband Graeme found a dark grey rock in the garden.

Plan to boost takahe population sees most of the birds moved from Tiritiri Matangi Island.

Virtual reality and augmented reality are set to transform our worlds. How exactly?

Kiwi scientists have been using satellite images to count far away endangered albatrosses.

Children's brains can't judge traffic, writes Michelle Dickinson.

Just how bad will the incursion of myrtle rust be for New Zealand? Two experts explain.

NZ's cyclone season has been back-loaded, but ultimately close to normal, NIWA says.

Professor Stephen Hawking has made an ominous warning to the human race.

Cure for eczema on horizon after new discovery from scientists.

Tensions between street prostitutes and communities will be explored in a new study.

Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.

Scientists claim to have identified the offending enzyme and a way to block it.

Many native plant species are under threat after myrtle rust disease is detected in NZ.

After defying the odds, Gari, a Fiordland Crested Penguin, will make Australia home.