It was a bizarre phenomenon that troubled researchers for decades – a mysterious under sea 'quacking' heard every winter and spring in the depths of the Southern Ocean.

Graphene's reputation as a miracle material is well established but scientists have added another attribute to the carbon-derivative's Top Trumps card: you can make it using a kitchen blender.

As members of an elite band of cosmic explorers, they are among the few to have gone beyond the final frontier and looked down on the Earth from space.

Human cloning has been used to create stem cells from adults for the first time, in a breakthrough which could lead to tissue and organs being regrown.

A Taranaki farmer who became the first Kiwi to undergo a revolutionary heart procedure has joined a push for it to be made publicly available.

Amillion-dollar microscope has allowed Kiwi scientists an unparalleled window into the human body, shining a new light on everything from Parkinson's to irregular heartbeats.

Uranus - the planet with the unfortunate-sounding name - has long been the butt of jokes.

A genetic test that can predict menopause - allowing women to better plan when to start a family - could be available within five years.

Throughout history, a select band of the brave has willingly turned into human guinea pigs in the cause of science.

A New Zealand-based biotech firm with links to Barack Obama's re-election campaign manager is moving to North America.

If you want to go on eating regularly in a rapidly warming world, live in a place that's high in latitude or high in altitude.

Auckland is a long way from high earthquake activity and can expect a major shake every 10,000 to 20,000 years, says a new study.

Two University of Otago physics students have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by helping develop laser-operated "optical tweezers" that precisely split clouds of ultracold atoms and smash them together.

Scientists have used an underwater camera to count large snapper in Hauraki Gulf marine reserves.

Children are being moulded into desired citizens at preschool through government-funded literature focusing on emotions, says an award-winning thesis.

In the parks, beaches, back gardens and forests of the country, non-scientists can help with with a raft of research projects.

For the past 15 years, a Kiwi marine explorer has been tracking great white sharks around the world, helping answer one of the biggest questions concerning great whites — their home range.

Scientists are to check whether NZ muttonbirds that spend the winter off the coast of Japan have been exposed to radiation from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

An important breakthrough, unveiled today, will help scientists get to grips with what shapes the different parts of our bodies.

Are we doing enough? As another report lays out the benefits of a green economy science reporter Jamie Morton looks at what we're doing to achieve it.

Humans have a far greater sense of smell than previously thought, but daily showers and fridges, which mask bad odours, have reduced our ability to detect scents, scientists believe.

A pill could "reset" the body clock, curing jet lag and easing the strain of working nights, scientists have discovered.

The familiar scent of its owner lingers like perfume in a dog's brain, US scientists claim.

Imagine a world in which the advances of the science since the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' - or even since Charles Darwin was born - were ignored.

A new survey has reaffirmed the threat of an underwater landslide sending a rapid-fire tsunami towards the Kaikoura coast.