A NZ-made diagnostic test could help save the lives of pregnant women and their babies.

We're in for a balmier summer, with a strange El Nino showing up late to the party.

Astronomers spotted something odd last year. Something really odd.

NZ shouldn't rely on seed-banking to save species like kauri from killer plant diseases.

The Tokomak reactor hit 15 million°C at a facility in Oxfordshire.

Geological discovery in rural Karaka a setback for owners' plan to build his dream home.

Scared of spiders? Scientists have just found a weird way to treat the phobia.

COMMENT: Our oceans are getting louder and it's affecting our marine life.

The kiwi belongs in New Zealand - and arguably more than we do.

The kiwi's long-lost close cousin loved the night-life as much as our national icon does.

A network of quake-sensing devices captured how yesterday's 6.2 shake was felt around NZ.

The theoretical physicist and best-selling author on why we should leave planet Earth.

Today's 6.2 quake was likely the effect of "contorting" deep within the Pacific plate.

High-resolution images have revealed how an anti-cancer virus interacts with tumour cells.

Kiwis are being called upon to help piece together more than a century of weather records.

Researchers closer to understanding how gut bugs affect development of type 1 diabetes.

Artificial intelligence is coming to a lettuce crop near you.

When some dogs hear "ball", they get excited. But what does the word mean to them?

John Austin, Alice Cerdeira and Daniel Lee won the ChemQuest trophy and $150.

Researchers zero in on secretion phase of tough spider silk.

The gap between rich and poor students in NZ is now close to the OECD average.

New Zealand wool may be about to go where no human has gone before: deep space.

Auckland's cultural organisations are falling into line and staying quiet on the review.

James Shaw, attending a climate summit in Poland, discusses NZ's agenda with the Herald.

The rectangular iceberg was spotted off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

University of Otago scientist Dr Helen Taylor has received the country’s top honour for science communication. / Supplied

Te Papa summit to explore how high-tech innovation can fight climate change.

How do you get Kiwis to care about hihi sperm? Leave it to science star Dr Helen Taylor.

Our biggest air pollution risk might not be what we breathe outside, but indoors.

Insights into extinct bird raises questions over how climate change affects today's hoiho.