COMMENT: Cannabis is one of the most widely available illicit drugs in New Zealand - but what impact is it having on our wellbeing?

The first study to measure the number of neurons in the brains of birds has found that they have more in their small brains than mammalian and primate brains of the same mass.

Scientists have confirmed that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have hit record levels in Antarctica.

A major study that's found taking water from our rivers has been hurting fishlife has prompted fresh recommendations to the Government.

The first nine years of Jurnee's life have been tough but all that could change.

Any rocky moons orbiting the Jupiter-like planet could theoretically have liquid water.

An antenna implanted in a man's skull converts colours into sound waves that he can hear.

Light pollution around the world is driving tourists to one of our best attractions, night skies in the South Island.

It's late on a Monday afternoon in Merivale, a decile-one Tauranga suburb where the kids are grappling with the basic laws of physics.

New Zealand Health Survey showing that 31 per cent of our adults are obese and a further 35 per cent overweight.

Despite billions of dollars worth of research by tens of thousands of leading scientists, cancer still remains one of the world's biggest killers.

A researcher working on a new nano-scale magnetic material 1000 times thinner than human hair has been awarded a grant.

Barnacles on an abandoned kayak could help in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in 2014.

An ancient, metre-tall human discovered by a Kiwi and dubbed "the Hobbit" was an entirely separate species and not simply a deformed forebear of our race today.

The gravitational wave detector is the "quietest place known to humankind".

Claims that NZ scientists are being silenced is something seen around the world, says a renowned author, doctor and outspoken science commentator.

The world's largest flying observatory has arrived in New Zealand for a series of cutting-edge night-flying missions to help unlock the mysteries of the universe.

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A team of Kiwi scientists hope to answer some of the biggest questions about our universe, by joining one of the most ambitious astronomy projects ever undertaken.

Study says extending hormone therapy to 10 years reduces breast-cancer recurrence, new cancers.

Could the same protein that helps fish survive in freezing conditions make frozen fruits and vegetables taste better?

The last time the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere was at a level of 400 parts per million (ppm), sea levels were at least 10 metres higher than they are today.

Anna Magee looks beyond botox to the future of anti-ageing.

Scientists have found a startling reason for the thousands of quakes that have swarmed around a tiny eastern Bay of Plenty settlement over recent years.

130 scientists, entrepreneurs and policy leaders held an invitation-only, closed-door meeting at Harvard University to discuss an ambitious plan to create synthetic human genomes.

It's just like F1 GP, but smaller. Much smaller. US scientists have developed the first "nanocars" and then raced them against each other, as you would.

Kiwi researchers experimenting with a bitter plant extract have developed a potential appetite suppressant, they have told an obesity conference.

A Kiwi start-up has scored a major win in Silicon Valley, scooping its category in a prestigious global tech challenge.

A clever effort by leading Kiwi scientists to speak out about big issues that will matter this century has paid off.

Two of New Zealand's top biomedical researchers have achieved what's considered a "gold medal" in global science.