Scientists have uncovered evidence that two major earthquakes of the same type hit central New Zealand in the past 1000 years.

Alcohol may also make us more empathic and cause us to see other people as more attractive. Why do these reactions occur?

Scientists create a yeast that can turn sugar into opiates, then call for urgent regulation of the technology.

The 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on May 12, just weeks after the devastating 7.8 magnitude event, should be classed as an aftershock rather than a second earthquake.

A Kiwi inventor has made cars glow in the dark.

One of New Zealand's most spectacular tourist destinations could also provide a key to better understanding the large-scale changes in store for the planet.

What could Nigel Latta possibly know about science, the weighty subject that seems to be his cosy new home on telly. Quite a bit, actually.

In a paper published yesterday in Science, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) describe the unique mechanism that enables the opah, a deepwater predatory fish, to keep its body warm.

Kiwi scientists have found in pig bladders a breakthrough that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of a disorder which frequently catches its sufferers short.

A glass of red wine and a bite of chocolate could help you stave off a cold this winter, new Kiwi research shows.

A monster from the deep has washed up on a beach in Kaikoura.

Climate scientists are warning that a large, ocean-driven El Nino system could bring unwelcome weather extremes this year, making the east coast drier.

Sunnier skies are expected for many next week, but Wellington has been warned of more heavy rain in the next day - another test for Wellington’s infrastructure.

The lobby group had lodged an appeal over whether the Northland Regional Council had jurisdiction under the Resource Management Act to ban the outdoor use of GMO matter.

After years of threatening to inject its unwelcome wet and dry extremes into our climate, the chances of El Niño shaking up weather are now greater than ever, scientists say.

Two of New Zealand’s top scientists have watched their daughters graduate on the same stage they were seated this week.

The Bay of Plenty accounts for 5.7 per cent of the national GDP and 6.6 per cent of employment. But its economic growth has been slightly behind the national average.

You know when you discover your chocolate stash has accumulated weird white stuff all over it and you have to decide, do I eat this? Here's the answer.

Tanks growled across Red Square and fighter jets streaked overhead as Russia celebrated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with a mass-ranked display of military might.

The number of single women seeking fertility treatment has almost doubled in two years as career-minded professionals without partners opt to parent alone.

Picture postcard fjords like those in the South Island have been found to likely play a significant part in regulation of the planet's climate, according to a newly published study by Kiwi and international researchers.

Associate Professor Kean Aw has been looking forward to tomorrow for a long time.

The Earth is on course to lose up to one in six of all its species, if carbon emissions continue as they currently are.

Scientists have found around 766 individual methane gas flares off the coast of Gisborne - a “major advance” for science and a first for New Zealand.

Can earthquakes ever be predicted? This question is timely after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal recently.

A top US Government official visiting the country has praised New Zealand as a “great model” for other countries working to boost their renewable energy generation.

When it comes to big fossil finds, China is full of surprises, and the latest dinosaur discovery is no exception.

A visiting conservationist and molecular biologist has joined calls to save our national bird.

A creature from the past that would have looked like strange mix of unrelated dinosaurs has been discovered.