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Young trio cause a buzz with bee app
Their concept, cleverly named Airbnbee, made a splash at the Nature Hack event
Their concept, cleverly named Airbnbee, made a splash at the Nature Hack event
The award acknowledged the much-needed scientific insight they provided to the public after the containership grounded off the Tauranga coast
A test that spots one of the deadliest female cancers with unprecedented accuracy has been developed by scientists.
Smoking cannabis during pregnancy produces infants who score better on one measure of brain development, according to a study of NZ children.
Scientists in Australia have replicated a sticky brown prehistoric "goo", believed to be the source of life on Earth, and discovered it has significant health benefits.
The first dog trained to sniff out kauri dieback disease is showing promise as a weapon against the forest scourge.
Tui are renowned for their repertoire of songs yet we're only just beginning to find out how urban environments are influencing their singing.
Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day might help you live longer.
Four Kiwi fishermen have been singled out for their efforts to stop seabirds being killed as bycatch while out on the water.
Humans who have had their DNA genetically modified could exist within two years after a private biotech company announced plans to start the first trials into a ground-breaking new technique.
Living relatives of a 7-year-old boy, sacrificed in a gruesome ceremony by Incans 500 years ago, have been tracked down using genetic technology.
Scientists say Greenland just opened up a major new "floodgate" of ice into the ocean.
Sarah Thomson wasn't happy with the targets the Government has set to combating climate change - so now she's taking it to court.
The pioneer of the world's first lab-grown burger expects cultured meat to eventually replace traditionally-farmed beef.
Firstly, can you describe your research programme on the ice, how this project has been developed, and how many scientists are involved?
New interactive maps have shown how projected sea-level rise under different climate change would transform our coastlines and inundate low-lying areas.
The rugby party continues as we welcome home the All Blacks with their newly- engraved Webb Ellis cup.
The spuds Matt Damon's stranded astronaut Mark Watney grew in The Martian may be closer to science fact than science fiction, say Kiwi and Australian researchers.
Researchers have developed a protein-based drug that offers a potential breakthrough treatment for those with severe brain and spinal cord injuries.
The potential hand of climate change in one of the worst storms ever to hit Northland has been revealed in a new study.
Researchers are attempting to go inside the minds of infants to get a baby's-eye-view of the first years of life.
When it comes to birds, the ladies are just as capable of glamming up their style as the blokes are - just only when they need to.
Ensuring our water is clean enough to swim in is a major aspiration of a just-launched charitable foundation to help solve the country's biggest environmental challenges.
A bit of Kiwi ingenuity and an epic road trip will ultimately help a team of scientists understand how Antarctica's vast Ross Ice Shelf might respond to future warming.
Scientists have welcomed news the Environmental Protection Authority is to help clear up the definition of what is and what isn't a genetically modified organism.
The scientist who drove the establishment of New Zealand's first marine reserve has died.
Clergymen attempting to prove claims that a skull found in a Worcestershire church vault is that of William Shakespeare have been thwarted by a senior church lawyer who has barred them from carrying....
A new documentary will show the moment a marine biologist was bitten in the head by a shark in Fiordland.