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
World'Weird trick' to build pyramidsJust how did the ancient Egyptians shift stones weighing as much as 2.5-tonnes with technology no more complex than a sledge?08 May 05:14 AM
TechnologyGames and the real worldA study into muscle movements in teen gamers may shed light on links between violent video games and real life aggression.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCrusading forensic scientist Dr Jim Sprott dies at 89Dr Jim Sprott, crusading forensic scientist and controversial cot-death and road safety campaigner, has died in Auckland, aged 89.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDramatic stunts get students hooked on scienceTom Pringle has accidentally set his head alight, had a potato cannon explode in his hands and dyed his tongue blue with a mouthful of nasty chemicals.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDrug trials on animals needed: expertOne of the scientists designing the testing regime for synthetic drugs says trialling novel drugs on humans without testing them on animals first is likely to be considered unethical in NZ.02 May 05:00 PM
WorldHawking: AI could end civilisationStephen Hawking explains why he believes Artificial-intelligence could be the worst thing the human race does to itself - and the last thing it does too.01 May 10:53 PM
New ZealandDNA detectives trace humansA Kiwi researcher has helped advance one of science's most intriguing concepts - using our DNA to reveal where we came from.01 May 05:00 PM
WorldHuman stem cells used to fix damaged monkey heartsThe damaged hearts of laboratory monkeys have been repaired successfully for the first time with human stem cells.01 May 06:30 AM
New ZealandUnderwater treasuresNo one had known just what kind of weapon lay hidden off the coast of the South Island. Behind the unlikely facade of a harmless sea sponge lurked a fearsome cocktail of chemicals that had evolved over billions of years.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandScientist drills into sea riddleA scientist is stepping back in time to solve the mystery behind a dramatic drop in the world's most threatened species of sea lion.27 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionAkshat Rathi: The big bang that shook the worldScientists have modelled the effects of the strike of a giant asteroid, writes Akshat Rathi. The effects were so catastrophic that, along with the large earthquakes and tsunamis it created, this asteroid may have also set continents into motion.27 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandOcean 'quack' mystery solvedIt 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.24 Apr 03:04 AM
WorldThe miracle material you can make with a kitchen blenderGraphene'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.23 Apr 05:28 AM
WorldAstronauts on new mission to warn of asteroid 'cosmic roulette'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.21 Apr 04:15 PM
WorldHuman tissues can be regrownHuman 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.19 Apr 02:27 AM
LifestyleHeart op should be for all, says patientA Taranaki farmer who became the first Kiwi to undergo a revolutionary heart procedure has joined a push for it to be made publicly available.18 Apr 04:15 PM
New Zealand$1m window into human bodyAmillion-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.14 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandPlanet no longer butt of jokesUranus - the planet with the unfortunate-sounding name - has long been the butt of jokes.12 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandBrain injury epidemicChildren and young men are suffering more head injuries than anyone else, many caused by falls, knocks in rugby and car accidents, according to research.10 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionDavid Skegg: We must choose: riches or water?Unless New Zealand takes urgent steps to slow the expansion of dairying, many more rivers and lakes will be degraded, writes David Skegg.09 Apr 05:30 PM
