Coastal living may not be all it's cracked up to be.

Health authorities are warning women against thermal imaging for breast cancer detection and one expert even says the industry should be shut down.

Stephens Island is tuatara central, home to a staggering 30,000 - 50,000 individuals.

Researchers have discovered new evidence suggesting a virus may be to blame for the obesity epidemic.

Researchers found people who were more introspective tended to have larger volumes of nerve tissue in an area of the prefrontal cortex.

In the long winter months while we quaff red wine and lay down a bit of winter fat, Port Ross turns into a veritable whale orgy.

Garth George writes that an expanded screening programme for Down Syndrome may go against the rights of the disabled.

At first thought it might seem surprising that an egg could survive an earthquake, but eggs are surprisingly strong for their weight.

A global survey of fertility treatment covering more than 100 countries has revealed wide variations in international laws governing IVF, which are fuelling the growth of "fertility tourism".

Who knew New Zealand had a space programme? In truth, with the exception of Auckland company Rocket Lab's launch of a rocket 100km into the sky last November, we can't claim to have tried visiting the inky void.

The killing of 14 endangered weka by a dog on Kawau Island has prompted the Department of Conservation to introduce DNA testing.

It is very possible that faults buried beneath the ephemeral surface of the Canterbury Plains may not have been discovered yet.

Peter Wood writes on the importance of resuming commerce after an emergency.

With planning and a bit of luck it's possible to survive a natural disaster without major loss of life.

Citizen cyberscience is a grass-roots initiative that harnesses the power of online volunteers.

The fault that ruptured the surface of Canterbury paddocks and produced the magnitude 7.1 earthquake has been quiet for at least 16,000 years.

Large tracts of silty, low-lying land compounded the effects of the Christchurch earthquake, as whole streets were transformed from firm land to sludge.

Chris de Freitas says risk-management planning can help society in practical and economic ways.

Read the facts about this morning's quake, Christchurch's faultlines and the many aftershocks that have rocked the city.

The overall impression given by the media is that this year’s flood is unprecedented. But is it?