Have flippers, will travel. Kiwi scientists tracking two species of penguin were astounded to find some swam 15,000km in just six months.

Can tales of fantasy provide real, useful coping mechanisms to kids muddling through difficult times?

COMMENT: The Auckland University researchers behind a controversial fish oil study published last month outline five key facts about it.

What causes usually calm people to become angry on the roads?

Corporate control of agriculture, new viruses and climate change have been singled out among a long list of big threats to pollinators in a new horizon-scanning study co-authored by a Kiwi scientist.

Scientists have just discovered two new species of a glow-in-the-dark fish family found deep in waters near New Zealand.

New Zealand's native falcon isn't one species but two sub-species that live separately on the North Island and South Island, a new study confirms.

Patients battling advanced breast cancer could be spared needless treatments with a clever DNA-based technique that uses personalised blood tests to closely monitor tumours.

Mothers who have had a c-section or are raising a child on their own have significantly higher levels of stress hormones in their breast milk, says research.

In early 2014, a blogger launched a petition pushing sandwich chain Subway to remove an obscure chemical also used in yoga mats from its bread.

Weaning animals from antibiotics in favor of vaccines has become central as resistant superbugs become more prevalent in public spaces.

We're all accustomed to having appliances on our kitchen counters, from toasters and blenders to coffee makers and microwaves.

Dr Gerald Weber is a computer scientist, but you might not think it by looking at the phone he uses.

Manuka honey's potential to defeat a superbug may give it another advantage, but all may be fruitless if our bee population continues to decline.

Scientists who trekked to the Mount Everest region of Nepal last May have discovered the amazing effects meditation has on brain activity.

A Dark Age palace has been uncovered on the mythical birthplace of King Arthur strengthening the likelihood that the legend could be based on truth.

It seems bees have their own special brand of workplace bullying, with queens able to effectively control the fertility of their workers. Kiwi scientists reveal how it works.

DNA detective work has found a simple explanation to a long-standing mystery surrounding New Zealand's earliest domestic chooks.

Does an ancient race of reptilian psychos run the world? Paul Little goes inside the world of conspiracy theorists.

Researchers have happened upon a clever new way to fool a notorious kiwi-killing predator - by using its own sense of smell against it.

A pair of Kiwi scientists' dream of highways being filled with electric cars that drive without ever having to fill up or plug in has taken a big step closer to reality.

The secret of New Zealand's geological past has been found in the unlikely hiding place of a tiny native bird's DNA.

The US space physicist behind the Juno spacecraft's historic entry into Jupiter's orbit this month admits the whole concept seemed a pipe-dream at first.

COMMENT: Ninety per cent of strokes are avoidable if we actively reduce risk in these 10 key areas, says new research.

As if our crowing cousins across Ditch needed any more material to use against us, there's scientific evidence to say Australians stand higher than we do.

Doctors hope a new monitoring system will give clearer figures on the impact of the Zika virus on New Zealand children.

A study suggests a formula for physical activity and exercise can be spread out over the entire day.

Dwarf planet Ceres should be riddled with craters, but Nasa's scientists were surprised to find it was relatively smooth.

As well as being a focal point for many viral infections, the nasal cavity is also a rich ecosystem of 50 or so different species of bacteria.

Calling climate sceptics "deniers" is done with the intention of putting them in the same class as "Holocaust deniers".