Coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef has been reduced to half of what it was in the 1980s, an alarming new study has found.

New Zealand scientists have genetically engineered a cow that may be the first in the world to produce hypo-allergenic high-protein milk.

A Northland science teacher dismissed after he supported a gay rights protest at the Catholic school is considering legal action.

A two-and-a-half year expedition by the ship on which Sir Peter Blake was murdered continues his work under the oceans.

Alan Perrott talks to an adopted Aucklander whose obsession with knowing how and why has helped solve one of humanity’s greatest unknowns.

A scathing judgment backing Niwa represents a damning of climate sceptics' crusade.

What are the benefits, if any? And is it inevitable? Two views from opposite sides of the argument from Agram chief executive Graeme Peters and university researcher Professor Jack Heinemann.

Varsity is quite a different kettle of kai moana these days, at least if you are studying the social sciences. It's like a cult.

New Zealand's role in the biggest scientific discovery in decades shows what can happen when kiwis get involved in international collaborations, says a leading physicist.