TechnologyRobophobic movies helping fear of AI go viralThe fear of technology are not helped by a continuing epidemic of artificial intelligence (AI) and robophobic screenplays emanating from Hollywood.18 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologyIt's about how much you want to payPainkillers work by blocking enzymes everywhere in the body, not just in the area causing pain.18 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologySix predictions for 2016; dronesAs the world's largest consumer electronics show, CES 2016, draws closer, rumours and predictions run rife.17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandLittle fear in dearer boozeImposing minimum prices for alcohol is likely to help some people who are dependent on it to cut down their drinking, say the authors of a new study.17 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessGlobal emissions may have peakedIt's good news, but not a reason to be complacent; global emissions actually fell in 2015.15 Dec 08:52 PM
WorldArctic hits record high temperaturesThe average air temperature over Arctic land reached 2.3 degrees F (1.3 degrees C) above average for the year ending in September. That's the highest since observations began in 1900.15 Dec 07:09 PM
WorldHow one word nearly killed the climate dealIn the final days of the Paris talks, officials walked a diplomatic high wire as the pact's fortunes rose and fell.15 Dec 08:00 AM
New ZealandFuture eruptions: What's the risk?The Super City's dormant volcanic field -- made up of more than 50 craters -- is expected to erupt again from a new site within the next few hundred years.15 Dec 07:05 AM
New ZealandChampion of nukes to climate negotiatorLaurent Fabius was directly involved with the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, now he's the world's foremost climate negotiator.15 Dec 02:00 AM
LifestyleThe truth about death and dyingJust thinking about death triggers odd behaviour, shows research.14 Dec 07:46 AM
BusinessParis talks while carbon burnsAs diplomats in Paris began one of their last days to ink a climate treaty, something symbolic took place on the Bloomberg Carbon Clock -- the real-time estimate of the atmosphere's CO2 level.11 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandAntarctic Society volunteers head to Scott BaseTwo passionate members of the New Zealand Antarctic Society are bound for Antarctica today.11 Dec 04:30 PM
TechnologyComputers beginning to learn like usScientists claim that for the first time, they have programmed a machine to learn in the same way as humans.11 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleGood looks barrier for men at workExperts have found that being handsome can actually impede a man's professional progress.10 Dec 08:43 PM
Technology3D gamers score memory boostScientists just can't agree on whether video games will save you or kill you.10 Dec 04:00 PM
Business5 things climate scientists disagree onNot every aspect of climate science is completely resolved, and here are five questions that are guaranteed to get the experts going.10 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldIce station on the edge of the abyssA crack along the Antarctic ice is making its way towards an isolated research station, threatening to plunge the scientists into the frozen seas.09 Dec 07:59 PM
WorldAnatomy of a climate change summitWhat happens when you bring together close to 200 nations for one of the most pivotal summits in history? Organised chaos.09 Dec 01:28 AM
BusinessOptimism for climate accordThere's growing optimism in Paris over reaching a landmark agreement to spare future generations the worst impacts of climate change.08 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldPressure grows on NZ to back 1.5C limitThe Government is being urged to back a more ambitious international goal of restricting global warming to 1.5C.08 Dec 08:17 AM
LifestyleMen DO have a better sense of direction - studyA study has proven what many men have long believed to be true.08 Dec 02:21 AM
WorldAussies back 1.5C limitAustralia would support a UN review of restricting global warming to 1.5C, despite holding firm on a less ambitious goal.05 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Give kids a reading habit these holidaysParents, we report, are being urged to read to their kids over the holidays, or ensure they keep reading, to maintain their mental development.05 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologyFive strange but true scientific factsScientists have demonstrated how robots can learn much like tots do.04 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologyStart learning language of the futureMany of us grew up without them, but most of us can't imagine our lives free of computers and smartphones helping to make things faster, easier and more efficient.04 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleWhy you should ditch inspiring quotesStudy finds that people who post inspirational quotes on Facebook and Twitter "have lower levels of intelligence".04 Dec 12:45 AM
New ZealandDeadly kiwi whacks robins on her turfWATCH: Video shows national icon has a rather nasty mean streak.03 Dec 09:16 PM
AgribusinessChina to make test tube beefChina is taking steps to genetically engineer its own food supply rather than growing it the boring old traditional way.03 Dec 06:34 PM
TechnologyPathfinder will let us 'see' big black holesIt has been a century since Einstein presented his theory of general relativity but it is still helping us unveil some of the universe's mysteries.03 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessMachines get creative with wordsA new web app called WordsEye can translate a few lines of user text about a scene into an artistic image using artificial intelligence.03 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPets under microscope in bug studyScientists investigating the rising spread of drug-resistant bugs in our homes have thrown up a hairy potential culprit: our pet pooches and moggies.03 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandAnglers keep a line on black marlinCurrents are shifting, temperatures are climbing and the availability and dynamics of nutrient upwelling is changing.03 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi scientists 'want to find a treatment'A team of Kiwi scientists has set its sights on finding a safe and effective treatment for a group of rare but severe diseases.03 Dec 03:34 AM
New ZealandClimate of Hope: Q&A with Paul YoungJamie talks to Paul Young of youth advocacy group Generation Zero about what climate change means for our young people.03 Dec 12:24 AM
