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?

The first draft of the Neanderthal genome suggests that humans and Neanderthals once interbred, writes Mary Gray.

Now 22 years old, the IPCC is in need of structural reform to defuse ongoing attacks from its detractors.

Scientists have identified a diet that works even better than a fruit and vegetable eating plan to cut the risk of heart attacks.

Scientists have found the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.

The international panel set up to advise governments on the effects of global warming 'needs a major overhaul', a report says.

Dita De Boni on why she supports calls to allow IVF egg donors to be paid.

Although we're in a period of maximum solar activity, picking a good night to spot aurora isn't that straightforward.

In an effort to control the spread of bacteria which are harmful to humans, the science world is always coming up with interesting innovations.

Scientists will use DNA profiling for the first time to count the critically endangered Maui dolphins.

If your job seems a bit humdrum, what should you do? If you're anything like these two Auckland creatives, you self-publish something that combines your passions for art and science.

Rachael Darcie McKinnon rounds up the best the web has to offer.

Scientists have developed a new kind of drug that shows signs of being effective against the ebola virus.

Could we be heading towards a future in which technology blurs the line between living and non-living machines?

Recent research shows that the tuatara is not as genetically distinctive as first thought.

A US law means supplies of the gas - a vital component in MRI scans - are vanishing fast.