TechnologyKODE Biotech demonstrationA promotional demonstration of KODE Biotech technology.Watch07 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandPaint a virus to deathAn Auckland scientist has invented molecules that can attach themselves to any surface in a few minutes and modify every type of cell or virus.07 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandSea floor map stuns expertsRevelations from 3D imaging study may prompt rethink on origins of vast underwater ridge east of Auckland.06 Jan 07:20 PM
New ZealandSolving the DNA jigsawMassey University researchers are painstakingly unravelling DNA sequences in the hope of gaining valuable insight into the causes of cancer.06 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi a step nearer to MarsPre-school teacher Nicola Fahey is one of just 0.5 per cent chosen from the original pool of people who put their hands up for a one-way ticket.06 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldChimps make friends like humans do - studyThe ability to make friends with those who have similar personality traits dates back to when chimps and humans were on similar evolutionary paths, scientists say.06 Jan 01:16 AM
LifestyleHow we're eating our way to early deathIt's a frightening figure - 11 per cent of early deaths in NZ are due to poor nutrition and obesity. So what can be done to reverse the trend?05 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleObesity study targets kindiesEarly childhood education centres are targeted in a new study examining some of the root causes of NZ's growing obesity problem.03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwis rescued from Antarctic iceAll 52 passengers, including six Kiwis, from a ship trapped in thick Antarctic ice, have been helicoptered off.02 Jan 08:22 PM
New ZealandAntarctic evacuation under wayPassengers aboard the Akademik Shokalskiy are now being evacuated from the research ship that has been stuck in Antarctic sea ice for more than a week.02 Jan 07:15 AM
WorldHorrifying video goes viralIf there was ever a reason not to be nosey, then this video is it. And if you happen to be an arachnophobe, the scenes here are the stuff of your darkest nightmares.01 Jan 06:52 PM
New ZealandAntarctic rescue: Chopper use plannedPassengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, officials say.31 Dec 05:30 AM
New ZealandRescue ship forced to turn backA rescue icebreaker sent to retrieve more than 70 people on a marooned research ship in the Antarctic sea ice has been forced to turn around after coming within 19km of the vessel.30 Dec 05:52 AM
WorldThe hot topics of 2014Observer writers look at hot topics for next year, from surveillance to missions to map out the galaxy.29 Dec 08:29 PM
New ZealandStranded scientists keep workingKiwi ornithologist Kerry-Jayne Wilson's fourth day stranded on a ship trapped by pack ice in Antarctica started with news that rescue could still be days away.29 Dec 02:30 AM
New ZealandRescue icebreaker making progressA rescue icebreaker is making steady progress zig-zagging through ice to rescue an ice-trapped ship in Antarctica with 74 people on board, including six New Zealanders.28 Dec 10:49 PM
New ZealandSetback for stranded KiwisA ship trapped by heavy sea ice in Antarctica with 74 people on board, including six Kiwis, will not be rescued until tomorrow night at the earliest.28 Dec 04:11 AM
New ZealandDouble chance to see eclipseKiwis are in for an astronomical treat in April and October next year27 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandIcebreaker heads for stranded KiwisAn icebreaker is expected to reach a stranded Antarctic research ship with six Kiwis on board late tonight.27 Dec 02:23 AM
New ZealandIce-stranded Kiwis happy despite stormA New Zealand scientist stranded on board a ship stuck in thick pack ice in Antarctica has reassured family back home that all is well.26 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleExercising in pregnancy under scopeCan exercise during pregnancy combat obesity in your baby? And could it help offset the so-called "fat gene"?23 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldFirst fully artificial heart in serviceThe lines of thousands of love poems and songs may have to be rewritten, according to Professor Alain Carpentier.23 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldNeanderthals highly inbredDNA taken from the 50,000-year-old toe bone of a Neanderthal woman has shown that she was highly inbred.19 Dec 01:11 AM
LifestyleThe T-shirt you can't stainA student has invented the answer to your problems - a T-shirt that is impossible to stain.17 Dec 11:15 PM
BusinessGoogle search ... and destroyComputer giant's motto is 'Don't be evil', but some worry that tech purchase brings allure of defence contracts.17 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandConsumer watch: Low-cost screens get a big tickThree inexpensive sunscreens sold in supermarkets have come out tops in Consumer NZ testing.14 Dec 04:30 PM
TechnologyTime to ditch the 'Venus and Mars' clicheAs hardy perennials go, there is little to beat that science hacks' favourite: the hard-wiring of male and female brains.13 Dec 09:55 PM
LifestyleBabies: Smarter than we thinkCognitive development research is, like its subjects, still in its infancy, but it seems that our tiny tots are a lot smarter than science once gave them credit for. Angela Saini reports on the latest evidence — and argument — from the baby labs.13 Dec 09:00 PM
WorldAsteroids may have shot life to Mars - scientistsAsteroids like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs on Earth could have shot life to Mars or the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, US scientists have said.11 Dec 09:27 PM
TechnologyOpening doors far into space and close to homeNZ Science Media Centre staff and their Oz counterparts put together their 10 top picks for the world's biggest science stories of 2013.11 Dec 04:30 PM
