A controversial decision by the environment authority to approve the introduction of 11 new species of dung beetle to this country has exposed serious weaknesses in our biosecurity processes.

Lower Hutt mum Sarah Mahy says the Canterbury University study might clarify for her how concerned she should be about her children's speech.

The pending introduction of 11 species of dung beetles to New Zealand has been blasted as a potential biosecurity disaster by Auckland University's Dean of Science.

The meteor that caused devastation in the Russian town of Chelyabinsk could have struck the British Isles if it had entered the Earth's atmosphere at a slightly different time of day.

Could it be that the humble sea urchin has come to the rescue? Sam Judd finds that the latest technological breakthrough for waging war on carbon emissions has the spiny sea creatures to thank.

Even though wheelchairs may fold up for easy transport in a car or plane, their wheels don't get smaller. That's where the Morph Folding Wheelchair Wheel comes in.

An expedition to one of the deepest ocean trenches has discovered a new species of fish and another not previously caught in the southwest Pacific.

Scientists say they have seen the future of genetically modified foods and have concluded that it is orange or, more precisely, golden.

White Island has been spewing mud and rock several tens of metres into the air in the past few days, as GNS Science warns of a greater risk to visitors.

A New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.

Backpacks on mussels? Researchers at the University of Iowa attached wireless sensor packages to Mississippi river mussels that measure how open their shells are.

Wynyard Group, the Kiwi developer of intelligence-gathering software used by companies and governments, has appointed a former FBI high-flyer to its advisory board.