Many Kiwi women can't correctly pinpoint their fertile window, a new study suggests.

Kiwi scientists say New Zealand technology can improve the accuracy of GPS.

A Kiwi scientist has journeyed to one of the world's most volcanically active regions.

Is an all-you-can-eat, whole food, plant-based diet the answer to weight loss?

Our oceans are bearing the brunt of climate change. How much more heat can they take?

Will we land on Mars? Discover alien life? Share our days with Artificial Intelligence?

Are robots really going to take our jobs? An expert says the threat's exaggerated.

Is laughter contagious? It is among our cheeky kea.

Cycling isn't as dangerous as you might think - and could be a life-saver.

New study suggests evolution of the T-Rex places them to a new branch of the family tree.

When he graduates university next year, Tristan Pang will be 16. What's next?

Micrometre-sized plastics are wreaking havoc in our oceans, a scientist says.

Renowned scientist Dr Brian Greene talks a "new era of astronomy" and a Kiwi innovator.

Taichi Nakamura is one of the lucky 150 people to fly south of NZ to see the phenomenon.

The world's most detailed human data collection wins our biggest cash award for science.

Earth is just shy of 4.6 billion years old and a couple hundred million years later the planetary blob began to cool form its first crust.

That's the goal of a bold new project between Kiwi researchers and the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Pluto fans are attempting to reignite one of astronomy's most contentious debates: What is a planet?

Slashing pastoral stock numbers by up to 35 per cent has been suggested among ways to push New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by 2100.

Giving vitamin D to pregnant mice prevents their offspring developing autism traits, study finds.

Auckland's Stardome Observatory is celebrating 50 years of star-gazing.

A selection of the best of the Wellcome Awards that celebrate the art of science illustration

Our planet's spiders wolf down between 400 and 800 million tonnes of food each year.

A chimpanzee has been filmed using tools to apparently clean the corpse of another chimp.

Crowd-sourcing new ideas from fans has built Lego a solid future.

A top educator says streaming children into top, middle and bottom classes is steadily dragging down Kiwi students' learning.

A new smartphone app allows users to check Auckland's air quality at any given time.

Unnecessary prescriptions could lead to serious long-term consequences.

Our alpine parrot may be much smarter than we think, scientists say.

The killer whale was likely the same one that stranded in Whangarei Harbour last year.