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.

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

Preliminary modelling suggests that the earthquake was caused by a rupture of a northeast-striking fault t, but this may be a more complex event.

Microbiologist Steve Pointing has searched for life in the world's most extreme deserts. His findings will help Nasa prove that life once existed on Mars.

The now-named Kaikoura Earthquake triggered 100,000 landslides in Northern Canterbury and southern Marlborough.

Scientists are trawling through data to see how New Zealand has shifted following the latest quake.

International scientists are intrigued at the complexity of the suspected twin quakes that rattled New Zealand overnight.

GNS Science seismologist Dr John Ristau has answered your earthquake questions in a live chat.

Even the Large Hadron Collider - 18,000km away in Switzerland - reported "feeling" the earthquake.

Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to GNS Science seismologist John Ristau on the South Island earthquake.

Visit any major urban centre today and you are likely to be confronted with hundreds of people walking with their heads down as they fiddle with phones.

Kiwi experts are on the front lines fighting the "antibiotic apocalypse".

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