Expert claims to have found a woman with 100 per cent Maori DNA.

Around 435,000 residents would be forced to flee in an Auckland eruption scenario.

An early-warning system for earthquakes has been expanded to Oregon and Washington.

The 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake triggered the most violent shaking ever seen in New Zealand.

Higher wind speeds have forced the postponement of NASA's super-pressure balloon.

The truth about whether or not this common recommendation for jellyfish stings works.

Broadcaster Alison Ballance discusses her new book on New Zealand's great white sharks.

Paul Little goes inside the top secret facility transforming the way we eat.

Science comes to life with a variety of images that capture the imagination.

NZ scientists find giving pregnant mums repeat doses of steroids helps prem babies health.

The 5,000 lbf Rutherford engine was created by Rocket Lab specifically for the company’s Electron launch vehicle. Rutherford has been tested extensively for over two years, and was qualified for flight after completing more than two hundred engine hot fires. Source: Rocket Lab

Stuck in a plummeting elevator? That's the worst.

Turbulence strong enough to throw passengers around the cabin could become more common.

Space scientists are paying people to lie on their backs for two months.

Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll explains what you need to know about Debbie.

As the Royal Society of New Zealand tonight marks 150 years, we look at 10 highlights.

Comedian and self-proclaimed "interested idiot" Robin Ince talks to Dr Michelle Dickinson.

NZ scientist set to test the waters of Loch Ness to determine if Nessie exists.

Students explore their future at Cultivate Your Career. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

For our bumblebees, it seems being smart comes at a cost.

A Kiwi scientist's research could yield a vaccine against an emerging deadly pathogen.

A study has revealed lead concentrations in some NZ centres exceed health guidelines.

Scientists says new study results encouraging when climate research faces fresh threat.

Research showed there was likely to have been a significant effect on memory.

Recordings of Gray's and strap-toothed beaked whales have been captured in NZ waters.

Poorer outcomes for some blamed on NZ's leaded petrol.

A teenage trio from Tauranga prepares to go up against the world's best in robot sport.

A high-tech Melbourne facility is boosting research on this side of the Tasman.

The tsunami is comparable with some of the biggest events in recent history.

Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson will give presentations on the big issues facing humans.