Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work with lasers.

"Worst case scenario" for particle accelerators could mean the end of Earth as we know it.

COMMENT: Environment Commissioner's report lacks proper scientific understanding.

Neve charmed people and awakened the parts of their brains that want to protect life

How is our polluted air harming us - and is there anything we can do about it?

COMMENT: Plastics are affecting turtle populations but probably not in the way you think.

"As a social enterprise, our focus is to do well while doing good."

That "hangry" feeling you get when you're too long between meals isn't all in your head.

Foreign students may now prefer Australia, which has nine universities in the top 200.

Reports sound suspiciously similar to hydrogen sulphide, a scientist claims.

The level of noise around us is a ticking health time bomb.

A tossed net has managed to capture space junk in orbit-cleanup experiment.

How new tools can help you control technology over-use.

COMMENT: How smells could save your hair.

Stop killing wasps, say scientists, they're just as important as bees.

A staple of summer - swarms of bugs - seems to be a thing of the past.

Norman and climate activist Sara Howell were discharged without conviction.

Every year around 50 Kiwi kids are diagnosed with perthes disease.

Elon Musk has named his first space tourist, but how much does a ticket to the moon cost?

Conservationist Peter Grant changed his mind about 1080 as its use was refined.

A new supplement claims to slow the effects of ageing but not everyone is convinced.

Astronomers' discovery could be evidence of an extinct universe - one that may be our own.

The endangered kea has been seen on camera using a stick tool to access food.

NZ scientist Robert Webster may have saved the world from a killer flu.

Warmer world makes for nastier hurricanes, they possess more energy and intensify faster.

The Kiwi designers behind a bionic hand are finalists for a prestigious design award.

Could NZ researchers have found a cancer cure?

Ag sector could slash methane emissions through tailored farm plans, Peter Gluckman says.

It's polite to hold it in. Science reveals what that does to your gut - and your breath.

A large Alpine Fault quake could leave 10,000 locals and thousands of tourists cut off.