COMMENT: Ionic wind effect could provide enough propulsion for a large commercial plane.

Study to investigate how problem drinking is worsening NZ's shocking child abuse rates.

And why the study's eyebrow-raising results differed considerably for women.

The Government has stepped in to salvage a master plan to save the Hauraki Gulf.

A new study aims to trace Auckland's microplastic pollution back to their source.

A Scion-led study is applying a New Zealand lens to the worldwide ecological impact of plastics by examining the extent of plastic microparticle pollution of Auckland waterways and coastlines. / Scion Research

Findings described by a NZ scientist as "game-changing" reveal a new way to attack cancer.

Science efforts to fight rampant kauri dieback and myrtle rust have received a $13m boost.

The better a person can smell, the more likely they are to be slim, NZ study finds.

What our preferred party leaders say can change what we think about issues, study finds.

Scientists to investigate intriguing "barriers" that can influence Alpine Fault ruptures.

Mindfulness meditation: Ten minutes a day improves cognitive function.

Contrary to popular belief, we're actually better at remembering names than faces.

Scientists question why Government is keeping review of a $1.6b research programme secret.

COMMENT: Scientists are trying to find new sources for the valuable metal lithium.

Astronomers discovered evidence of an alien world unlike anything in our own solar system.

A scientist awarded a top medal has paid tribute to his late brother who also once won it.

Could plants be the key to safer, greener batteries?

Did you know the amount of blue light you are exposed to can affect your health, environment and viewing stars like matariki? / Royal Society Te Apārang

Two years on from the 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake, rich lessons are still being taught.

Japan's latest whaling expedition into the Southern Ocean has again drawn heavy criticism.

The world's ice sheets could still collapse with less than 2C of warming, review finds.

The maunga authority wants the more restrictive viewshaft rules to take priority.

COMMENT: Do the teaspoons in office kitchens really disappear over time?

COMMENT: Can llamas protect us from flu and help us live longer?

The mysterious death of a woman in the US almost 50 years ago is linked to New Zealand.

New centre will allow scientists to investigate everything from quakes to climate change.

What does Antarctica have to do with one of Jupiter's moons? More than you might think.

Scientists have found a way to reveal which spots are threatened by wave-driven flooding.