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".

The unusual warmth that dominated our climate last summer has had alarmingly apparent impacts on the South Island's postcard glaciers and mountain snowlines.

The ninth birthday this week of Dolly the cloned sheep's four genetic siblings - Debbie, Denise, Diana and Daisy - prove that large cloned animals age normally, say scientists.

Aliens will be on the agenda when Great Barrier Island, population 939, brings the Pope's astronomer and other top scientists to a quirky public event.

A scientist shares five reasons we might find alien life this century - and five we reasons we might not.

Aliens will be on the agenda when Great Barrier Island, population 939, brings the Pope's astronomer and other top scientists to a quirky public event.

Scientists have a few words of warning for Government attempts to clear our islands of pests.

The hip, orange super food displacing French fries.

Findings held true even for people who already showed signs of brain damage, according to studies.

A cure for asthma is on the horizon after scientists discovered a genetic switch which prevents the condition.

COMMENT: This week I experienced 3 days at -70C and zero humidity while measuring stardust and witnessing southern lights all within one 10-hour flight.

US researchers have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3D printed components to build "biohybrid" robots that crawl like sea turtles on beach.

Scientists want to find out whether bits of plastic junk commonly found inside the stomachs of seabirds is killing them.

A new Kiwi-led study has found a third of pups born to rats fed high doses of very rancid fish oil during pregnancy did not survive beyond two days.

Forty light years away in the constellation Aquarius, a trio of planets orbit a small, cool star. They are worlds quite unlike our

Could this breakthrough allow women to become mothers in their 50s or 60s?

The collaborative Interact Centre of Technology Excellence is to be launched tonight by hosts Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

John Bray might have just solved a long-standing mystery about what happens when massive stars die.

Do we need to be worried about pieces of junk falling out of space and into our atmosphere?

"Entrepreneurial Universities" initiative is designed to attract world-leading entrepreneurial researchers to NZ.

Despite its high profile in the media as a potential agent, there's little scientific evidence to suggest whether cannabis can actually make a difference.

It was the greatest extinction event the world had ever known, wiping out more than 90% of marine life and around two thirds of animals on land.

A Kiwi scientist has helped develop artificial intelligence to highlight fresh potential hotspots for Ebola and other bat-borne filoviruses.

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has captured stunning images of the surface of Pluto, give a glimpse into what life may be like on the dwarf planet.

A US researcher has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones using the human brain.

If you've been out in your local neighbourhood this week, you may have wondered if the zombie apocalypse was upon us.

Two pathfinding odysseys are circling the globe in unconventional carriers.

Investigation by a team of Kiwi researchers has found solid evidence to back an intriguing approach used to alleviate phantom limb pain in amputees.