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Watch: Where have Kaikoura's crayfish gone?
NIWA marine ecology technician Mark Fenwick has observed the dramatic changes to Kaikoura's crayfish habitats.
NIWA marine ecology technician Mark Fenwick has observed the dramatic changes to Kaikoura's crayfish habitats.
Humans are marring the coherence of the natural world - by building endless numbers of roads.
Worlds with the mass of Neptune are the most likely planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems, scientists have found in a pioneering new study co-authored by Kiwi researchers.
So how does Father Christmas do it? One physicist believes she has an answer - and Einstein is the key.
An international team of scientists have found an odd and slightly gross explanation for sticky, glowworm-made "fishing lines" that hang in the famous Waitomo Caves - urine.
It sounds like an idea that should remain firmly in the realm of Hollywood but NASA thinks one day we might need to nuke any Earth-bound asteroids to save humanity.
Kiwi couple donate seven works including pieces by Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Joan Miro at inaugural event.
Changes taking place in Antarctica are significant another to influence those on the other side of the planet, new research co-authored by a Kiwi scientist has found.
A study on diet drinks has revealed surprising results about their effects.
Persistent, stored water inside of a floating East Antarctic ice shelf could be bad news, making it much more vulnerable to collapse.
Massey University chancellor Chris Kelly said a woman graduate is less of a vet because she has to take time out for marriage and family.
As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines
This year is set to become New Zealand's hottest on record, breaking the previous record set in 1998, scientists say.
Tests on brains of 3-year-olds can reveal who is likely to become part of the minority of adults to use the biggest share of social services, says study.
Long queues have formed at two petrol stations in Gisborne apparently driven by an earthquake predicted posted on Facebook.
The President-elect said he is "studying" whether the US should withdraw from the Paris agreement.
"The rocket's the easy part. It's people who really throw a monkey wrench into things."
There are an estimated one hundred million pieces of space junk floating around Earth.
Researchers have found that some of what we see in the periphery - the areas just outside our eye's direct focus - could be a visual illusion.
Creepy crawlies are taking over Wellington's Te Papa, and it's just in time for the school holidays.
The feathered tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur has been discovered, miraculously preserved in amber.
A major expedition to the submarine Kaikoura Canyon is assessing whether the November 14 quake elevated tsunami risks to coastal settlements.
Earth will be destroyed in a nightmarish inferno as the sun balloons to 100 times its normal size, scientists predict.
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Can you spot the penguin? If you're struggling, stop squinting and take in the big picture.
The ice base from which the hole in the ozone layer was first detected is in danger of falling into a huge chasm, it has emerged.
NZ students rank above OECD average, but girls and rich students have seen their results drop.
Scientists have discovered a huge, mysterious dead zone - 60,000 sq km virtually devoid of oxygen and life.
Schools are struggling to recruit hundreds of teachers ahead of the 2017 school year.
A total of 800 tonnes of sea lettuce has been collected from Tauranga shores in the past week. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council