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Scientists say they may be a step closer to understanding NZ fault zone's big threats.
Gene variant in Māori, Pacific Islanders, linked to taller height
A third of Maori and Pacific Islanders carry a gene variant just linked to taller height.
Deep geothermal: Is this NZ's clean energy future?
The key to driving NZ's emissions to net zero by 2050 may lie kilometres beneath our feet.
What would happen if Mt Taranaki erupted tomorrow?
How would ongoing eruptions devastate the powerhouse province that is Taranaki?
Climate change: How hard will extreme weather hit NZ?
What will our extreme future be like? Scientists in new $10m study say it's already here.
Covering climate now: Health issues are heating up
Climate change may deliver us more heatwaves, pollution and disease. Are we ready for it?
Millions of youth worldwide strike for climate action
Thousands of people around the globe stage rallies to call attention to climate change.
Nanogirl: A coat of many cobwebs
Scientists are replicating nature's wonder-material, spider silk, to make clothing.
Blast from the past inspires idea to cool planet
Scientists believe dust created by blowing up an asteroid could cool the Earth.
Three billion fewer wild birds than in 1970: US study
The new study focuses on the drop in sheer numbers of birds, not extinctions.
There's still time to stop the end of the world
Internationally, 67 per cent of people see climate change as a major threat.
Comment: Why baby boomers' grandchildren will hate them
Comment: Young people will face the climate challenge because their forebears did not.
The Conversation: 'Predatory' climate denier threat to children
Despite all evidence, it still business as usual — and up to our youth to save themselves.
Covering climate now series: NZ's rising fire risk
Fire danger soars under climate change. What does it mean for firefighters on the ground?
Fish dishes carry superbugs risk
A plate of fish and chips is increasingly likely to expose people to untreatable bacteria.
Explosion at Russian research centre that holds world's deadliest viruses
The facility is one of the two sites that holds samples of smallpox and Ebola.
Take our climate change test: How much do you know?
The first in a series to see how well you know New Zealand's climate change numbers.
Herald podcast: Why we can't risk normalising climate change
We can't risk normalising our climate emergency, write Jamie Morton and Jacob Anderson.
Climate change: How rising seas could cost NZ billions
In flood-exposed South Dunedin, Eleanor Doig says things are going to have to change.
Young scientists impress at Far North fair
Girls make a clean sweep of the top prizes; home school students also excel.
The deadly truth about diet sodas: Sweetener vs sugar
Commonly used artificial sweeteners are an even worse threat to a long life than sugar.
Why cow burps are NZ's biggest climate headache
Methane from cows remains NZ's biggest climate change problem.
How do Kiwis really feel about climate change?
Why does climate change make some people feel powerless to act? Jamie Morton finds out.
Why so many Kiwis don't know about our biodiversity crisis
There's an emergency in our native wilderness. Why are so many Kiwis oblivious to it?
Lab-grown meat alternatives for fast food chains
Companies are creating plant-based, lab-grown meats. Will they meet religious standards?
Study finds the universe might be two billion years younger
The universe is looking younger every day, it seems.
Need to reduce waste, not grow more
Poor nutrition is responsible for the deaths of more than 3 million children worldwide.
A new timeline of the day the dinosaurs began to die out
New York Times: Scientists assemble record of what happened just after asteroid impact.
The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why
There are many more threats to the Great Barrier Reef than just climate change.
Synthetic drugs: epidemic examined by Crown forensic experts, new trends emerge
New research has been released into synthetic drugs after a two year study by ESR
Creating an ethical brain storm
Only matter of time before full thought-reading software here?
Why 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything
Experts have finally cracked this complicated maths riddle after 65 years.