New Zealand2016 hottest year on recordLast year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre.06 Jan 01:09 AM
New ZealandData project helps to battle breast cancerWomen diagnosed with breast cancer could get a clearer prognosis with a new model built from the data of thousands of New Zealand patients.05 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldMystery radio signal: Major breakthroughRare and brief bursts of cosmic radio waves have puzzled astronomers. Now the signals have finally been tied to a source.04 Jan 07:28 PM
WorldMeet the mesentery - humankind's newest organIrish scientists say this gut membrane should be the newest organ.04 Jan 07:25 PM
New ZealandCould the bugs inside us boost weight loss?Kiwi scientists are exploring the mysterious role the bugs inside us play in regulating our diet and metabolism.04 Jan 12:43 AM
WorldGet ready to share street pavements with robotsPavement-navigating robots are the latest idea in delivering groceries and packages.03 Jan 08:52 PM
WorldWill the world end in October?The world could be set to end in October this year, when a giant mysterious planet collides with our own - according to a conspiracy theorist.03 Jan 07:45 PM
WorldWhat really doomed the dinosaursDinosaurs were vulnerable after the asteroid hit Earth because they took months to hatch out of their eggs.03 Jan 07:26 PM
New ZealandDrug nation: Kiwis' antibiotic use soarsKiwis' use of antibiotics has soared, indicating widespread inappropriate use for viral coughs and colds, experts say.03 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandFatal attraction: ferret stench to fight pestsWhen it comes to trapping our bird-killing pest predators, a little bit of potent ferret stench could be the missing ingredient.03 Jan 03:12 AM
New ZealandNZ scientist alarmed at sea ice lossA Kiwi climate scientist says he's been alarmed at how much sea ice the planet's poles lost in 2016, in what was one of the hottest years on record.03 Jan 01:16 AM
OpinionAlan DuffOscars of Science most deserving of our adulationCOMMENT: If the Kardashians are more famous than scientists saving millions of lives with their research, then we're all culturally less for it.02 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandSex life of one of NZ's strangest creaturesThe secret sex life of one of New Zealand's strangest native species is going under the microscope in a new summer-long study.02 Jan 01:25 AM
New ZealandWhy is killer disease drawn to our kauri?Scientists are seeking to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the disease that's killing our kauri - why it's attracted to the native tree's scent like we're drawn to coffee.01 Jan 11:46 PM
New ZealandUnravelling the 'slow waves' in our bodiesThey're called "slow waves" - and while we don't feel them, they propagate through our bodies each time we eat something. A new study aims to learn more about them.01 Jan 11:14 PM
LifestyleCan you trust your own memories?She's not a hypnotist, but she can convince you that you're a criminal or were traumatised as a child. Elizabeth Loftus has ways of making you think.01 Jan 08:49 PM
New ZealandScientists study struggling riversCreating "designer" ecosystems for degraded waterways could boost river restoration efforts around the country.01 Jan 03:07 AM
New ZealandStudy targets cannabis-like substanceA recently-discovered cannabis-like substance naturally produced by our brains could play a role in treating Parkinson's disease.01 Jan 12:03 AM
LifestyleThe female orgasm explainedA new study calls to expand our understanding of how a woman can be aroused.30 Dec 10:00 PM
TechnologyWeird Science: The Incredible BlobIt sounds like something out of 1950s science fiction: a blob-like organism that's made up of one giant cell and which can learn despite having no brain.30 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionNanogirl: What will you do with extra time?COMMENT: What will you do with the extra time added to today to get clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation?30 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldBig cat in race to cheat deathUrgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - sprinting to extinction, experts have warned.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionRachel Stewart: Who will stand up to dairying?COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionWhy swimming in the sea is good for youCOMMENT: It has long been thought sea frolicking has many health benefits.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionHeart attack deaths more likely at Xmas• Philip Clarke is a Professor of Health Economics, University of Melbourne. Chris Schilling is an associate lecturer, Health 26 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionPaul Charman: Our forgotten islesCOMMENT: Tiny little specks of land hundreds of kilometres from New Zealand may hold key secrets about the future of our planet.23 Dec 05:44 PM
OpinionNanogirl: Let robots take Xmas stressCOMMENT: The days of your sweating over Christmas dinner preparation could soon be a thing of the past23 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologyWeird Science: Meet the real Death StarThe Star Wars series featured a man-made planet called the Death Star which destroys other worlds with a giant laser.23 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleWhy mosquitoes bite some, not othersOne of the most-read Lifestyle stories in 2016: What is it about these unlucky chosen few that makes them mosquito magnets?22 Dec 02:00 AM
WorldEuropean supervolcano is stirring againThings seem to be heating up Campi Flegrei, the 12km-wide caldera west of Naples in Italy.21 Dec 10:22 PM
WorldThe biggest space discoveries of the yearMythical planets, nearby Earth-like worlds and unprecedented missions to Jupiter and Saturn. We learned a lot about our universe in 2016.20 Dec 03:05 AM
New ZealandKiwi research explores animal emotionsKiwi scientists are exploring the emotions of livestock in pioneering research that could improve the way animals are farmed.18 Dec 10:57 PM
