We must be patient and let vaccine trials run their course, writes Helen Petousis-Harris.

Hopes of an early 2021 coronavirus vaccine have been put on hold.

Channels around the Thwaites glacier are melting the massive ice shelf with warm water.

New Zealand's most celebrated mathematician, Sir Vaughan Jones, has died aged 67.

Despite decades of work, NZ's native birds are closer to the brink now than 40 years ago.

With coastal waters running unusually warm, is another big "marine heatwave" on the cards?

When it dominated social media feeds six years ago, many wrote it off as a fad.

ESR is pushing closer toward new tests that rapidly reveal whether someone has Covid-19.

Russia President Vladimir Putin said the Sputnik V drug worked and a study backs him up.

Nearly 16,000 aftershocks later, 2010's Darfield quake is still teaching us lessons.

Could Auckland's cluster re-ignite? Will level '2.5' make a difference? Experts explain.

Fonterra helps Kiwi Covid vaccine developers with specialised technology.

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Musk hopes device will be used to treat brain injuries, disability, paralysis in humans.

Scientists say it could explain outbreaks in countries such as NZ.

Auckland's lockdown extension just made beating the outbreak 10% more likely. But how?

Experts suspect we'll never know how exactly Covid-19 slithered back into New Zealand.

New clue shows how the virus may harm the lungs.

Experts question why close contacts are tested fewer times than returning travellers.

This year's pandemic has seen a major new proliferation of conspiracy theories.

The order of coronavirus symptoms can give doctors critical clues, say researchers.