WorldBreeding stock for a changing climateAmerican scientists are attempting to breed chickens that can cope with scorching heat as part of a series of government-funded programmes.25 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleBack to basics call to fight bug threatHospital wards need to be redesigned to provide urgently needed defences against the spread of deadly, antibiotic-resistant superbugs.25 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandFairyfly Tinkerbell discoveryA "ghost snail", a tiny fringed fairyfly named Tinkerbell and a pale yellow sea anemone that is at home under a glacier are on an international list of the 10 top species discovered last year.22 May 11:35 PM
New ZealandSuccess: Where science meets commerceWhen scientist Dr Kimberlee Jordan returned to New Zealand after 10 years of study abroad, she couldn't face another research paper.22 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWriting on the web for old-school text booksStudents' needs increasingly met online but printed books still seen as key22 May 12:11 AM
WorldAntarctica losing 159 billion tonnes of ice a yearThe Antarctic ice sheet is disappearing at twice the speed of when it was last surveyed, losing 159 billion tonnes of ice to the ocean every year.19 May 09:58 PM
WorldFemale scientists - invisible?A quarter of people are unable to name a single famous female scientist, either living or dead, a European-wide study will reveal this week.19 May 12:30 AM
New ZealandReduce dissections in uni, petition saysCalls are being made to remove dissections from first-year courses as the killing of animals at universities comes under fresh scrutiny.17 May 05:00 PM
EconomyStart-ups' R&D boost 'fantastic'Start-ups pouring money into research and development will get a cash-flow boost under a tax measure that is seen as a "great response" to the sector's challenges.15 May 05:00 PM
WorldSecret of why lightning strikesIt is said that lightning never strikes twice. But scientists have long been puzzled as to how lightning even strikes at all.15 May 05:53 AM
New ZealandPre-historic NZ sea lion discoveredScientists have discovered a pre-historic mainland species of sea lion thought to have been wiped out by Polynesian settlers and replaced by the modern NZ sea lion.14 May 04:42 AM
New Zealand8 giant prehistoric water monstersBones discovered over 30 years ago in the Waipara River in Canterbury have now been identified as the elasmosaurs. Here are eight sea monsters that once cruised in the earth's waters.14 May 03:30 AM
New ZealandMoa and kiwi not so close - studyA new study has put even more genetic distance between the extinct moa and their old bush mates, the kiwi, but found similarities with a South American bird.13 May 10:16 PM
New ZealandNZ Nessie mystery solvedCall it the Cretaceous cold case. For years scientists were puzzled by bones found in a Canterbury river in 1982. Which sea monster did they belong to?13 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandSheepskin science to bust low value reputationA research breakthrough could net our economy $125 million each year by combining cutting-edge technology with something New Zealand famously has in abundance - sheep.13 May 05:30 PM
TechnologyJames Cameron: Missing sub 'a tragic loss for deep science'Hollywood director James Cameron is among those lamenting the loss of a robotic research submarine which imploded in the Kermadec Trench.13 May 04:24 AM
TravelAirports minus queues equals...How do you load a plane quicker? New research suggests a lengthy airport gate queues could be slashed by seating passengers according to their hand luggage.12 May 09:05 PM
LifestyleTaking control of your dreams with electric probesResearchers in Germany have developed a way of enabling sleepers to control their dreams by applying electric current to the brain which prompts lucid dreams, involving a state of heightened awareness.12 May 04:52 AM
LifestyleCould polar bears help cure obesity?Polar bears may hold the answer to the obesity crisis in their genes, new research has shown.11 May 09:35 PM
EconomyGas flares hidden off NZ coastA survey off the North Island's East Coast has uncovered a huge hidden network of frozen methane and methane gas.11 May 08:34 PM
New ZealandNZ's 'silent quakes' in major studyIt's one of NZ's biggest natural disaster risk zones. Now scientists hope to know more about a rare quake phenomenon happening off the North Island's Poverty Bay.11 May 08:22 PM
ManufacturingRunning-shoe claims pulled after lawsuitKiwi experts are not surprised a manufacturer of toe-sock running shoes has revealed there is no scientific proof that wearing its product has added health benefits.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew 'rock snot' theory rejected by NZ scientistsKiwi scientists have been left unconvinced by a new US study suggesting the pest didymo is not a recently-introduced foreign invader, but the result of native species responding to environmental change.10 May 03:52 AM
TechnologyPareidolia: Don't worry, it's normalScientists say it’s common for people to see non-existent features because human brains are uniquely wired to recognise faces, so that even when there’s only a slight suggestion of facial features the brain automatically interprets it as a face.10 May 12:17 AM
LifestyleSeeing Jesus on a slice of toast is normalA new study has added further evidence to the theory that we can’t help seeing faces in random data: we’re hard-wired to recognise human faces.09 May 11:54 PM
LifestyleThe paradoxes of scienceIn a Canvas exclusive, Eleanor Catton talks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about physics, life, the universe and everything.09 May 09:00 PM
