Every year around 30 per cent of crops worldwide are destroyed by pests and diseases, but scientists from three New Zealand universities have teamed up to develop a product that will enable farmers to detect diseases much earlier.

A strong stance on climate change by New Zealand could inspire and embarrass other nations into following our lead, says a world-renowned climatologist.

Plans to build the world's largest solar power plant have been scrapped after the Australian govt's commitment to clean energy questioned.

If Salvadore Dali were God, he would surely have designed an animal that looked like Hallucigenia.

Rebecca Griffin's severe acid reflux used to give her hours of agony - to the point where she would consider making herself vomit to bring relief.

A pill that appears to cure alopecia has fully restored the hair of three patients in a breakthrough hailed by scientists as "dramatic" and "exciting".

It has been described as the most surreal creature that lived - and after more than four decades scientists believe they have finally nailed Hallucigenia’s position in the history of life.

His daily diet included crane and egret, washed down with a bottle of wine. The reign of Richard III only lasted two years.

This month, 950 scientists from some 40 nations will be in NZ for meetings on Antarctic research. Here's how NZ scientists are playing a leading role on the frozen frontier.

The ocean is home to some weird and wonderful creatures. Here are some of the strangest.

Straddling a superbike at speeds of more than 300km/h, the track is a giddy blur beneath your wheels.

A boy who was born without ears has had a pair created from his own ribs.

Scientists at the Te Papa museum are hoping a colossal squid now in their possession is a male - making an already rare find an extraordinary one.

A New Zealand-built rocket has shattered an altitude record after reaching speeds in excess of 2000 km an hour.

Rugby players suffer levels of trauma during a game similar to that experienced in a car crash, new research shows.

New Zealand's booming geothermal industry will now be backed by a multimillion-dollar research facility described as one of the most advanced of its kind.

The bizarre lives of some of our garden-variety creatures have been revealed in a book by two leading Kiwi biologists.

Meet InMoov. This C-3PO-like humanoid robot won't be able to boogie down, beat you at chess, or even fetch a cup of tea, but it's special for another reason.

A third of the permanent snow and ice on the Southern Alps has vanished in less than four decades, according to an analysis of aerial surveys.

NZ is joining the space race, with Rocket Lab building a world-first launch vehicle in Auckland to make it cheaper to send satellites in to orbit.

Helping close achievement gaps in our classrooms will be a priority for a leading academic appointed to a major new science education role.

A future where a health check-up could take just a few taps of your smartphone has moved a step closer.

Australia's decision to repeal its levy limiting fossil-fuel pollution makes it the first nation to turn back from a market approach to fighting global warming.

The storms that lashed Northland last week are a taste of the weather Kiwis can expect more often, says the co-author of an international study of climate change.

Rare fishlife, a juvenile great white shark and what could be a new species of seahorse have been found in a newly surveyed underwater area off Northland's east coast.

Hours stuck on our car-clogged city motorways could be just a memory by 2030, says a visiting Stanford University energy expert.

Not all chimpanzees are created equal. Not only are some more intelligent than others, but about half of this variation is genetically inherited.