New evidence rejects Wuhan lab leak theory
Scientists pour cold water on claims the Covid-19 pandemic began in a Chinese laboratory.
Scientists pour cold water on claims the Covid-19 pandemic began in a Chinese laboratory.
Scientists gain wider view of how NZ's postcard glaciers are being lost to climate change.
RSV is not new and cases increased after borders reopened.
State-of-the-art tech is helping unravel the secrets of NZ's mysterious 'silent' quakes.
NZ's been lucky in avoiding major outbreaks. Will new variants worsen our odds next time?
More older Kiwis have accepted climate change is real and caused by humans, study shows.
NZ's warmest start to winter fuelled by northeasterlies, moist lows and climate change.
The more unvaccinated people there are, the more opportunities for the virus to multiply.
New models put tough numbers around Covid-19 herd immunity. What's the bigger picture?
Antarctica's just-confirmed new record high of 18.3C is an average Auckland day in March.
After what's likely NZ's hottest June, Niwa is picking more mild - but variable - weather.
New York Times: By 2031, you may be able to spot the icy object with a good telescope.
Modelling shows vaccinating widely and quickly our best hope to keep ahead of variants.
New York Times: The mRNA vaccines may protect against Covid for years, scientists say.
New research reveals grim toll predators are having on the alpine parrot in one region.
A polar blast has briefly chilled what's been NZ's warmest start to winter. What drove it?
Huge waves forecast to slam into Wellington's south coast tomorrow could top 6m.
Experts call for vigilance, as symptoms from any infections would start showing now.
Scientists reveal earliest stirrings of NZ's Alpine Fault - with global implications.
Major project to make green hydrogen part of NZ's clean energy future gets a $9m boost.
Are you getting enough shuteye? And if not, what can you do to get more?
There were various suggestions from social media users about what the item was.
The Ottawa University study ran for 20 years and its findings have just been released.
Homo longi may have overlapped, met and lived alongside Homo sapiens, scientists say.
A long-awaited intel report on UFOs makes one thing clear: the truth is still out there.
The plant disease infects myrtle family which includes native plants such as pōhutukawa.
The archaic community traded both their culture and genes with nearby Homo sapiens.
A second East Coast "slow" quake, linked to dozens of tremors, has shifted land by 2cm.
Where's winter? Blame a giant "warm pool", a heating planet and a locked-up Antarctica.