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Remains of Pink Terraces discovered
Scientists using underwater robots have discovered remnants of the Pink Terraces on the floor of Lake Rotomahana, near Rotorua.
Late night quake rocks Gisborne
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake, centred 30 kilometres south of Gisborne, struck just after 10pm last night.
Quakes rattle Gisborne area
Gisborne and Northern Hawke's Bay were rocked by a series of earthquakes on Monday between magnitude 4.2 and 3.3 at a relatively shallow depth, but no damage has been reported.
Taranaki: On the hunt for ancient treasure
X marks the spot for eager youngsters in our treasure trove of fossil shellfish and dinosaur bones, writes Alex Tully.
Report into Wilce's appointment finds SIS failure
The Security and Intelligence Service failed to follow basic procedures when it granted a security clearance to Stephen Wilce, the former director of defence technology who embellished claims about his experience.
Changing the culture of science education
The difficulty is that most university lecturers aren't trained teachers but have generally "picked it up on the job".
The smelling test
The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.
Scientists fear kilograms don't weigh as much as they used to
The reign of the kilo as we know it may be about to come to an end.
Unwashed jeans don't get grubbier
Great news for students - jeans left unwashed for a year are no dirtier than those that have been worn for a fortnight.
Stem cell campaigners win go-ahead for trial
Ethics experts have approved NZ's first clinical trial using adult stem cells to treat people with spinal injuries.
Danger men aim to take science further
Two blokes with a love of weird science have created pretty much everything but the perfect woman for their new show.
Google offers $50,000 prize in search for young Einsteins
Google has announced an online global science fair allowing any student with a web connection and a Google account to enter a competition with a NZ$64,800 prize.
La Nina, global warming to blame for floods
Experts blame a combination of a La Nina weather pattern and global warming for the magnitude of the Queensland flood disaster.
DNA sequencing in one easy step
What if a DNA reading machine could be fed through a machine, much like swiping your credit card?
Couple wanting a daughter abort twin boys
A couple so desperate for a baby girl that they terminated twin boys are fighting to choose the gender of their next child.
Please don't cry - it upsets a man's sex drive
Smelling a woman's tears can quell a man's sexual desire, a study has found.
<i>Jesse Dykstra:</i> Climate change, natural disasters and human vulnerability
Is climate change the greatest modern threat?