Canterbury University marine ecologist Dr Sharyn Goldstien has been on the ground investigating what the freshly-raised coast at Kaikoura has meant for ocean ecosystems.

Monday's 7.8 quake was bafflingly complex in some ways, but simple in others. Science reporter Jamie Morton delved into the data to look at what we know so far.

Residents are being warned aftershocks connected to the Kaikoura earthquake will continue for months to years.

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.

Political people are watching the chaos in Washington at the moment. But some people in the science community are watching the chaos in the Arctic.

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

Some children suffer from completely tangled hair, which, as their parents will attest, can't be combed at all. Scientists now have the answer.

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.

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

The escalation of the Kaikoura Earthquake in magnitude from 7.5 to 7.8 now puts its power on a par with the equivalent energy release of 400 atomic bombs detonating.

The Government is being urged to fund an around-the-clock monitoring and warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis in New Zealand.

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.