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'Driving 4000km melts 3 square metres of ice'
Scientists have struck upon a simple equation that shows the true effect of greenhouse gases.
Scientists have struck upon a simple equation that shows the true effect of greenhouse gases.
Kiwis are set to be treated with the most spectacular "supermoon" since 1948 - if bad weather doesn't hide it from us.
Auckland University chemical scientist Dr Erin Leitao, searching for what could be the next wonder-material, has been honoured with a major award. Leitao, who just received the 2016 New Zealand Fellow of the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme, talks about her work.
A Kiwi expedition to the far-flung Kermadec Islands has put scientists up close with some of the ocean's most fascinating residents.
A new study explains the birth order puzzle, and the impact of changes to parenting behaviours.
Research to find new Earth-like planets, clean up our waterways and boost our health have just received $65 million from the Marsden Fund. We look at 10 of the best.
Hotter than average temperatures can be expected across the entire country over the next three months - but the warm won't come without rain.
Scientists who sought to solve mysteries about hammerhead sharks were only left with another when one of the first adults ever tagged ended up eluding them.
Underpants which protect men's fertility by shielding them from cell phone radiation have hit the market.
Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge about a renewed effort to catalogue a nationwide web of active faults threatening New Zealand.
A wayward scientific instrument has completed a remarkable year-long journey across the Tasman Sea, delighting the Aussie researchers who thought it'd been lost for good.
An asteroid is buzzing by today. But we had advance warning of the 25m chunk of rock and ice thanks to a new NASA 'intruder alert' system.
A new study confirms the reason for the puppet's ever-growing proboscis: the more we practice prevarication, the easier it gets.
Water contaminations like that which recently left thousands of people sick in Havelock North could be quickly traced with new DNA-based technology.
Robot mall cops, a vaccine for dengue and 98 more of the greatest innovations of the year are highlighted in the latest issue of Popular Science.
The idea of eating bugs has created a buzz in foodie and international development circles as a more sustainable alternative to consuming meat and fish.
Medical professionals are tapping into a wealth of online data in a bid to speed up the diagnosing of patients.
Pickled grey matter has given scientists incredible insight to dinosaur brains.
Worms could hold the key to curing asthma after it was discovered that they secrete a protein which prevents the body overreacting to allergens.
Kiwi scientists have brought their pest-busting expertise to a spectacular Pacific atoll formerly owned by late legendary actor Marlon Brando.
Kiwi scientists have helped reveal the universe in glorious technicolour, with incredible new images reflecting on one of the widest-ever radio-wave surveys of space yet.
Scientists taking a toll of the damage done to the Great Barrier Reef say large parts of formerly pristine coral has died.
New Zealand is punching above its weight in its output of top-quality research, with a new index ranking the country above larger nations like Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
For teenagers, mixing energy drinks with alcohol is like taking cocaine, according to a new study.
Two astronomers have spotted strange flashes from a set of stars. They say it's an alien civilisation. Others say it's just a glitch.
New Zealand's leading body for the sciences and humanities - traditionally dominated by older white men - is tackling a lack of diversity among its fellows.
A student says she dedicated hundreds of hours of study in an effort to get into a medical programme, only to be told hours before a test she had been rejected.
New researchers explors how the first settlers colonised the Pacific islands.
When it comes to lying, practice makes perfect because the brain slowly adapts to ignore the emotions produced by deception, according to new research.