Changes to the Southern Ocean's sea ice belt could mean see the global level rising several metres, says a new study which has shed more light on an ice-age mystery.

They clumsily bang against our windows and make themselves a springtime nuisance - but the humble bumblebee could prove more valuable to New Zealand's economy than we ever imagined, researchers....

1. Bacteria: friend or foe?

A newly-discovered type of quake below the east coast has heaved the North Island closer to Chile - but only by the length of a pineapple lump.

They’re loveable, cute and raise caring families with their mate for life, right? Wrong. A new book busts the box-office myths.

An expert has detailed what he believes to be the first warning signs of schizophrenia, and changes in the type of language people use could be first clues.

Struggling to tell faces of other races apart may have more to do with perception than prejudice, a Kiwi researcher says.

The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) says its pleased to see a drop in the number of animals used for testing and research.

A glorious blood moon delighted skygazers in many parts of New Zealand last night.

A team of 100 scientists and engineers has begun drilling a 1.3km-deep borehole into the Alpine Fault to gather information about the inner workings of the fault line.

Rogue waves - mountainous swells that form at sea without warning - have been blamed for countless maritime disasters.

The protein that prevents Antarctica’s fish from freezing solid also means they spend their lives carrying hundreds of ice crystals in their bodies, a NZ scientist has found.

Taking paracetamol while pregnant increases the risk of behavioural problems in school-age children, according to new NZ research.

New Zealand university students are about to battle international competition to decide who has built and programmed the best robot.

Scientists yesterday discovered the eyes were 35cm wide, at least 8cm bigger than the last one.

Scientists from New Zealand and around the world are ready to descend on the West Coast in a $3 million project to investigate the Alpine Fault with a deep drilling probe.

The University of Canterbury says it will build the world’s first human colour x-ray scanner with the help from a $12m government grant.

Look at those extraordinary images of the Earth from outer space and you'll see that our beautiful islands lie at the heart of the world's largest ocean.

An asteroid nicknamed after a maligned dog and with the potential to cause catastrophic damage will pass within 40,000km of Earth this morning.

A newly discovered asteroid the size of a whale will fly by New Zealand tomorrow morning.

The world is a step closer to a low-emission sheep, thanks to leading work by Kiwi and US researchers.

The world as we know it is changing fast and the speed of that change is going to keep accelerating.

The UK Government's chief scientific adviser says he is impressed at the way science is being used to boost New Zealand.

A large meteor has been seen flying through the sky across New Zealand tonight.

A spate of small earthquakes around White Island today is not unusual and is nothing to worry about, seismologist John Ristau says.