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.

People who have experienced accidents are better prepared for disaster, a new study finds.

Jennifer Dann puts 12 questions to NIWA air quality scientist Elizabeth Somervell.

Kiwi and Chinese scientists have teamed up in a new biotech venture targeting cancer.

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?

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

The 7.8 quake moved parts of the South Island more than 5 metres closer to the North.

Science reveals how meal time and frequency really can alter weight gain and heart health.

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.

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

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

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?