Of all the critters living in our waterways, the tadpole shrimp is among the strangest.

Rotorua Daily Post readers have their say.

Our hottest ever summer drove the Southern Alps' biggest seasonal melt, scientist says.

NZ study could tell us more about mysterious gravitational waves - and what causes them.

We commemorate Anzac Day. So why have we forgotten conflicts fought on our own soil?

As far as singing prowess goes, the myna is the Bon Scott to our tui's Beyonce. But why?

Why care about Antarctica? what happens there, matters here, Jamie Morton explains.

Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys are among the most inhospitable places on Earth.

Maps reveal how NZ's seismicity stacks up against other shaky parts of the planet.

Construction boom in China unearths so many fossils that 70 new species have been named.

We've only scratched at the surface in past 50 years.

We'll soon be able to reveal climate change's hand in extreme weather - and in real time.

Kiwi-made tech paves the way to move MRI brain imaging outside large imaging suites.

In a new TV series, paediatrician Dr Guddi Singh examines the behaviour of babies.

Leading scientists explain their search for the secrets of the Hikurangi zone.

Scientists explain why we shouldn't like the taste of coffee, yet we do.

COMMENT: New research reveals why some spines are easier to remove than others.

White Island's rising crater lake could overflow midway through next year, scientists say.

Scientists say they're settled on the long-lost Pink and White Terraces' former location.

Here are four possible scenarios.

There's a 50/50 chance of a typical NZ summer – or one even balmier than normal.

Researchers exploring stress in Canterbury district rocked by quakes, drought and storms.

2.5m-long shark found at Devonport two days after 3m shark washed up at Stanley Bay.

'There's a quiet beauty here' - InSight's tweets track its progress in real time.

Nanogirl and company present Mātātoa in Whanganui

Researchers concerned over rising number of NZ cases of anti-microbial resistant bug CPE.

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.