OpinionPeter Griffin: Science community needs to engage with mediaCOMMENT: Too many experts aren't confident talking to the media and feel that stepping into the public arena on controversial issues is a losing game, writes Peter Griffin.11 May 11:07 PM
BusinessBright ideas that mean businessSome of NZ cleverest minds have been singled out in the KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. Jamie Morton looks at five of the 12 finalists.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandScience of the autumn heatwaveIt's been one of the warmest starts to the year that New Zealand has ever experienced, but Kiwis should start pulling out their winter woollies.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi scientist receives prestigious awardThe internationally-renowned Kiwi scientist who is this month to receive the prestigious Crafoord Prize has also just been awarded the University of Canterbury's rare honour of Canterbury Distinguished Professor.10 May 05:30 PM
Technology5G tech to be studied for health riskKiwi scientists are investigating whether the next generation of wireless telecommunication - the much-vaunted 5G - could be harmful to us.10 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandOtago's $50m animal testing facilityThe University of Otago has announced plans for a new $50 million, five-storey animal research facility to be built at an undisclosed location.10 May 05:00 PM
WorldIslands wiped off the face of the EarthAs recently as two years ago, there were five islands in the Pacific Ocean. Now they're nowhere to be seen. Six more are facing the same fate.10 May 07:54 AM
New ZealandHow smart could our cars get?We've already seen cars that can drive and park themselves, but could they become smart enough to tell us if we've left our wallet or phone behind?10 May 05:55 AM
New ZealandScientists gagged by funding fears, says professorA prominent professor says New Zealand needs a commission for science as many scientists are being gagged.08 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleRenewed calls for HIV prevention pill approvalThe Aids Foundation is pushing for a pill to be approved here for use in HIV prevention after a similar move was made across the Tasman.08 May 09:52 AM
New Zealand3D printers' next big leap3D printers have been used to make guns, cars and bikinis - but Kiwi scientists have just taken the technology a step further.08 May 08:38 AM
New Zealand'Serious concerns' at RNZ proposal, say scientistsA proposal that could see RNZ's award-winning science programme 'Our Changing World' axed has drawn worry and protest from the scientific community.08 May 06:16 AM
New ZealandAre scientists being gagged?One of NZ's most prominent scientists, and the winner of the Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize, says too many scientists feel constrained in speaking publicly.08 May 03:00 AM
New ZealandRuapehu Crater Lake bubblingCrater Lake on top of active volcano Mount Ruapehu has been bubbling this afternoon as temperatures rise to the hottest on record.07 May 05:36 AM
New ZealandRena to be made an example ofLessons of the Rena disaster will be passed on to the world with a new training programme on how to deal with wildlife hit by an oil spill.06 May 05:30 PM
OpinionNano Girl: Clues to obesity not only a dog's dinnerLabs are renowned for having food-loving personalities and barrel-shaped bodies.06 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSea-quake boost for tsunami predictionFor the first time scientists have observed a slow-motion earthquake unfold deep beneath the sea.05 May 05:00 PM
WorldHuman embryos kept alive in lab for unprecedented 13 daysUK law bans labs from growing embryos for longer than 14 days as after two weeks, it is deemed that an individual has started to develop.04 May 08:55 PM
LifestyleWorld's most selfless loverThe Madagascan Darwin's bark spider gives oral sex to female mates up to 100 times during sex. Its reward? Being eaten afterward.04 May 06:33 AM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Climate tipping point could be hereCOMMENT: I learned all our calculations for dealing with climate change could be swept aside by a non-linear event. This could be it.01 May 08:10 PM
OpinionRecreate nature's wonderful sticky solutionsHumans' use of natural glue dates back to 4000BC.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandClose encounter with the red planetStar-gazers are enjoying their best view of Mars in a decade.27 Apr 05:30 PM
SportPushing athletes to the edgeIntense training amid 35C heat and 80 per cent humidity may sound like hell to most of us, but to elite athletes it could mean all the difference in making it to the podium.27 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldBronze Age king's seed spread farHalf of Western European men are descended from one Bronze Age "king" who sired a dynasty of nobles which spread throughout Europe, a study has shown.26 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandHow NZ should combat climate changeNew Zealand can and must do more to fight climate change on the home front, say authors of a high-level report out today.26 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhy time seems to go by faster as we ageFeel like time is passing you by quicker than ever? Scientists may have discovered why.26 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandTwelve questions with Keith BedfordESR Forensics boss Dr Keith Bedford has had oversight of the forensic evidence in virtually every high-profile court case in New Zealand in recent decades.25 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Did I really ride a unicorn to work?'Being almost too exhausted to write this very article about tiredness is painfully ironic, writes new dad Jamie Morton.23 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionNano Girl Michelle Dickinson: Global warming means the sea view you dream of may not be as desirable in the futureThe Earth's climate does change, and over the past 4.5 billion years it has naturally fluctuated between being very cold and covered in ice, to very hot and dry.22 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhy do humans cry?The shedding of emotional tears is unique to humans, but our evolutionary, psychological and biological reasons for "crying it out" remain a mystery.20 Apr 03:15 AM
OpinionDavid Dunning: Take care when filling your brainCOMMENT: The internet contains a vast store of information which is much bigger than any individual brain can carry - and that's not always a good thing.18 Apr 08:18 PM
OpinionMatthias Scheutz: Teaching robots when to break rulesCOMMENT: Our current system already proves an essential point: robots must be able to disobey in order to obey, writes Matthias Scheutz.17 Apr 09:30 PM
