Drops of the controversial pest-control poison 1080 have killed at least two dozen endangered kea in recent years.

COMMENT: Being aware of anxiety early on and giving young people the tools to deal with their worries can help prevent more serious problems.

This is the final resting place of 'JS', the 14-year-old British girl who fought for the right to be frozen after her death.

The acting Civil Defence Minister has blasted comments made by the head of Geonet - saying he feels blindsided.

COMMENT: It's often said that through our innovations in science, agriculture and medicine humans have become masters of our biological destiny.

The grieving father of a terminally-ill teenage girl who was cryogenically frozen following a landmark legal case spoke of his ordeal for the first time last night.

A chance to meet the world's most famous living moon walker was not living up to any of my wildly unrealistic hopes and expectations.

In a Sydney property, a postmodern shaman grows psychedelic plants he says he uses for medicine - plus one man tells of how ecstasy has helped him overcome PTSD.

COMMENT: Your cellphone is packed with pictures, apps and words of your choice but dirt on the outside could let slip your secrets.

Even after the quakes, eruptions and tsunami scares of the past decade, NZ still has lessons to learn about preparedness, writes Jamie Morton.

The Arctic is superhot, even as a vast area of cold polar air has been displaced over Siberia.

The SingularityU Summit in Christchurch this week was a showcase of all the best and brightest tech coming our way.

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers in the United States have found that injecting young blood into old bodies gives them quite the pep-up.

Scientists have revealed the extent of uplift on the South Island's northeastern coast - observing that in some places the land was raised by two metres.

Earthquake experts have looked at scenarios for both the capital and Auckland. They've crunched the numbers, finding potentially catastrophic scenarios.

The probability of another plus-7 magnitude quake within the next month has fallen - but the chances of multiple large aftershocks remains a virtual certainty.

Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge, who has been on the ground mapping damage around Marlborough.

Geologists find previously unknown faultlines surface after Monday's 7.8 quake.

Humans have less than 1000 years to find a new planet or we will face the very real threat of mass extinction, says Stephen Hawking.

What's it like to be part of the team at GNS Science when a big quake hits? Seismologist Dr Helen Anderson shares an insight.

It appears our volcanoes have slept through the Kaikoura quake, with monitoring equipment showing only a few tremors over recent days.

COMMENT: The Marsden Fund for research spends millions of tax dollars on 'the weird stuff' and that's how it should be.

An Alexandra satellite research centre could be operational by mid-next year.

Some people are naturally immune to the symptoms of Alzheimer's even when they have the disease, scientists have found.

Kaikoura's tourism industry fears for the future after this week's quake raised the seabed by at least a metre.

Scientists have deep-dived inside two huge Martian craters they say hold the key to discovering signs of life there.

Associate Professor Sarb Johal of Massey University's School of Psychology shares some tips on how to cope with quake-related stress and anxiety.

Could Monday's quake trigger a sleeper tsunami or an Alpine Fault quake? Are we living in an era of quakes? Science reporter Jamie Morton tackles the big questions.

A common beauty ingredient has been found to cause potential problems for our skin.

Could a glass of beer a day help you live longer? The signs are certainly encouraging!