Professor David Frame is the co-author of a newly-published paper which offers what the researchers argue is an effective way to tackle climate change.

New Zealand's postcard glaciers will by 2100 bear little resemblance to how they appear today - and climate change will be to blame.

A Wellington man is in awe after spotting an extra-terrestrial object in the sky over Lyall Bay this morning.

Kiwi scientists are investigating how human skin could be synthetically grown in a lab - something that could revolutionise treatment for burns victims.

Want to know what the weather's going to be doing in Christmas next year?

Watching tropical fish swim around a tank, it can seem like they don't have a care in the world.

People who send text messages on the move are just like drunks, researchers have claimed.

Late night revellers may think nothing of relieving themselves in public and now some walls are fighting back against the disgusting habit.

Researchers found a class of inexpensive, existing generic called aromatase inhibitors, which suppress hormones, reduce recurrence rates by 30 per cent as compared with tamoxifen.

'Hangry' - hungry and angry - is a feeling many of us are all too familiar with, but where does it come from and why do we get it?

We've got smartphones, smartglasses and smartwatches - but how about smart slippers?

A team member's view on what it took to get New Horizons all the way to the edge of the solar system.

A fascinating new analysis of family data suggests that after a certain point, the risk of divorce starts to rise again as you get older.

New Zealand's natural honey products have been turned against everything from bugs to burns - now scientists will find out whether they can treat the pesky cold sores.

Cutting-edge thermal technology mixed with building materials could save Kiwi home owners on energy costs by up to 16 per cent each day, new research has found.

Nearly all submitters who suggested emissions reduction goals in the Government's climate consultation wanted a target that was much more ambitious.

Curvaceous women are more sensitive to pain than others, scientists believe. They said this vulnerability makes them even more attractive to men.

New research suggests you have little hope of keeping mosquitos at bay, with scientists describing their hunting strategy as "annoyingly robust."

The Jurassic World Velociraptors have got nothing on this dinosaur.

One of New Zealand's top researchers is calling on fellow scientists to see that their work is nominated for major science awards this year.

A landmark partnership between Japan and New Zealand scientists will help better understand the threat that tsunamis pose to our country.

Vegetarians rejoice! Researchers at Oregon State University have patented a new strain of succulent red marine algae that tastes like bacon when it's cooked.

Dwarf planet's icy mountains are equivalent of ten-and-a-half Sky Towers stacked on top of one another.

Nasa release amazingly detailed photos of Pluto - and there's a surprise: youthful mountains rising high above the dwarf planet's icy surface.

Ellie is a virtual human created by scientists at the University of Southern California to help patients feel comfortable talking about themselves so they'll be honest with their doctors.

What have drones got to do with native plants? Quite a lot actually. And science reporter Jamie Morton will tell us why.

A 15-year-old British boy has developed a potential test for Alzheimer's disease that could allow the condition to be diagnosed 10 years before first symptoms appear.

Earth is 15 years from a "mini ice age" that will cause bitterly cold winters during which rivers freeze over, scientists have predicted.

Scientists have discovered at least two species of sharks living in an underwater volcano near the Solomon Islands.