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Rocket Lab signs moon launch deal
Kiwi space company Rocket Lab may be flying spacecraft to the lunar surface as soon as 2017.
Kiwi space company Rocket Lab may be flying spacecraft to the lunar surface as soon as 2017.
Our biggest fund for blue sky research is boosting scientific output in New Zealand, but there's plenty of room to improve.
Babies are more active in the uterus when a pregnant mother lies on her left side than on her back, according to important new research.
New Zealand receives big warning it's gazing down the barrel of the worst El Nino summer since the calamitous 1997/98 event.
Notable family's large donation helps repair telescope damaged in 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Doctor's "inclusive and unselfish" work to inspire female immunologists rewarded.
Exhaustive review concludes upping calcium intake through food or supplements is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people.
Bowel cancer patients with higher levels of vitamin C in their tumours have extended disease-free survival - is the same true for breast cancer?
The discovery of water seeping out of the steep slopes of Mars could be an indication of life on the red planet, a Kiwi astronomer says.
A major Kiwi study will examine whether a standard type of treatment used on heart attack patients actually helps.
New Zealanders are being called upon to help save our national icon by reporting kiwi sightings to conservationists.
Dr Michelle Dickinson this week launches one of her proudest inventions - a new charity that will connect our kids with technology and hands-on innovation.
Work is to start on removing human bones from a restaurant building site at Auckland's Long Bay Regional Park.
The tiny native bird, which is only slightly larger than a house sparrow, features in a new study in the leading scientific journal Animal Behaviour
Women could be offered new treatments to prevent breast cancer returning following a crucial discovery by scientists.
The All Blacks will bring home the Rugby World Cup - but only after an excruciating four-point win over England, according to a maths equation.
The Herald's science writer Jamie Morton on this week's scientific breakthroughs.
If AgResearch were to disappear from the face of the earth, there would hardly be a ripple in New Zealand agriculture, writes Dick Wilkins. This is a tragedy, and the only solution is to disband AgResearch as we know it.
Kiwi scientists have mapped in great detail a huge area of seafloor northeast of Auckland - equivalent to the size of Israel.
24 per cent of New Zealanders have reported feeling tired on a daily basis in a Southern Cross Healthcare Group survey.
A man confined to a wheelchair is able to walk again after United States scientists reconnected his brain and legs.
A new study of NZ's six major wine-growing regions has uncovered an hidden factor in what sets the flavours and aromas of vintages in different regions.
What came first, the skin or the teeth? When it comes to tooth enamel, that's been a big question for decades. Now there may be an answer.
Bigger waves and more coastal erosion will hit Pacific countries like New Zealand as a projected upsurge of severe El Nino brings an increase in storm events.
There's been emerging evidence showing that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of depression and cognitive decline.
A rare astrological event next week could herald the end of days, according to some Christian groups.
Not one student at Gloriavale school has gone beyond Year 11 in the past three years sparking fresh calls for an investigation.
That's me, that's me and that's me ... Dr Michelle Dickinson ventures into the world of 3D replication.
Grumpy teenagers who don't want to get out of bed have had their complaints vindicated by scientists who analysed 30 years of sleep science.