US has pulled off seven landings in three decades - but this one won't be easy.

Canada has lessons for New Zealand on regulating legal cannabis.

A Chinese researcher claims he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies.

Scientists explain why some people are more prone to bites than others.

COMMENT: How often you cry is highly influenced by social and cultural factors.

It's one of the first signs of an advanced alien civilisation.

We're now closer to giving androids greater facial expressions to communicate with.

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.

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.

Your choice is shaped by how bitter flavours taste.

A meningococcal disease strain that's killed six this year may become dominant form.

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.

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?

Women really are more empathetic and men more analytical, biggest ever study shows.

Increasing exposure to artificial blue light is hurting our health and our environment.

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.