Scientists will reconstruct more than 20,000 years of NZ's ecological history to better understand how our species will respond to climate change.

Ultra-sensitive fibre-optic sensors extending nearly a kilometre below the Southern Alps will transform what we know about one of the biggest earthquake threats facing New Zealand.

A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated with living longer - when it serves to maintain and enhance your real-world social ties.

Vegetarians have often argued that their diet is more environmentally friendly, but a carbon footprint study reveals how friendly our food really is.

This month marks a decade since icebergs thrust Otago into the world spotlight, ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recalls how it played out.

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.

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.

With rain that would feel like 'death by a thousand cuts' this planet would be terrible to visit.

Drones and GPS-tracking dummies are being deployed at Kiwi beaches to boost our understanding of the country's deadliest rips.

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.

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.

Today's landmark agreement to protect the Ross Sea - a pristine corner of the planet dubbed "the last ocean" - is one all Kiwis should celebrate. Filmmaker Peter Young explains why.

What we eat - as opposed to how much we eat - is a hot topic to study, so can we confidently say that avoiding meat will increase your lifespan?

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.

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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.