New ZealandKiller shot: scientist's incredible whale encounter"The only way I can describe it is like when a cat offers you a mouse," diver says.19 Feb 07:33 PM
New ZealandKiwis go crazy for stunning supermoonMuch of New Zealand was bathed in the glow of the moon in perigee last night.19 Feb 07:03 PM
New ZealandSupermoon rising: why tonight's lunar spectacle is specialThe best of a trio of "supermoons" rises tonight. And no, it won't send you barking mad.19 Feb 12:45 AM
New ZealandBite-sized device a new take on wearable techYou might have heard of wearable gadgets – but how about chewable technology?18 Feb 10:53 PM
WorldTime in space may change activity of human genesTest of genetic doubles gave scientists the opportunity to track details of human biology.17 Feb 04:00 PM
RoyalsWhat's love got to do with it?For universities around the world, the study of love has proven to be a winning formula.17 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldHow a 13 year-old's strike against climate change exploded into a movementStudents in China want to join Alexandria Villasenor's climate change movement.17 Feb 02:43 AM
New ZealandWhy our 'junk' DNA could be hiding disease breakthroughsScientists have shed fresh light on why seemingly unrelated diseases so often go together.16 Feb 08:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonShould breast cancer screening start at 35?COMMENT: Research shows reducing the age for free mammograms to 35 could save lives.15 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWeird Science: Did Jaws kill off The Meg?The gigantic megalodon went extinct earlier than thought - with the great white to blame.15 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand3D printing and century-old specimens saving gulf seabirdCentury-old bird specimens may be key to saving an under-threat Hauraki Gulf species.15 Feb 05:00 AM
New ZealandNZ scientists awed at buoys' 6500km, year-long journeyBuoys dropped in the world's strongest ocean current have travelled 6500km in just a year.15 Feb 03:26 AM
New ZealandQ&A: Why we must hasten action on climate changeLast summer's record-hot temperatures are a warning about our future, scientist says.15 Feb 03:11 AM
New ZealandWairoa caves could predict the next big earthquakeStalagmites and stalactites could predict the next big quake, or the next super-eruption.13 Feb 08:59 PM
New ZealandScientists re-write Mt Taranaki's explosive historyStudy reveals Taranaki blew more recently than we thought - with a warning for the future.13 Feb 01:54 AM
New ZealandSpooky tides spark call to tsunami expertsLyttleton locals were so spooked by weird tides that tsunami scientists were alerted.12 Feb 11:31 PM
New ZealandNZ scientists in mission to reveal cosmic ripplesKiwi scientists join bold mission to measure mysterious cosmic ripples - from space.11 Feb 03:37 AM
PoliticsConservation Comment: Why I won't flyActually, I'm joining the majority — 95 per cent of humans never fly.11 Feb 02:00 AM
New ZealandKiwi science: how to trace a gastro outbreakScientists have suggested a better way to reveal the source of campylobacter outbreaks.10 Feb 01:48 AM
New ZealandWhy are scientists blowing up ice in Antarctica?Explosives helping reveal how Antarctica's ice shelves might respond to a warming world.09 Feb 11:01 PM
New ZealandThe battle to save our forests and birdsScientists are urgently trying to model NZ's "warm" forests to save the birds within them.09 Feb 08:10 PM
BusinessMilk miracle: Scientists eye new baby boosterDr Mark McCann calls milk a miracle food - and for good reason.09 Feb 08:08 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAntarctica: An alien valley, frozen in timeComment: When you step into Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys, you step into another world.09 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhat these creatures are telling us about climate changeAs the planet warms, we can turn to these species as climate change's coal mine canaries.08 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: Coffee at risk of extinctionResearchers have found that 60 per cent of coffee species are at risk of extinction.08 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandFire risk could more than double with climate changeNelson has already felt 15 days of "very high" or "extreme" fire danger this year.07 Feb 10:22 PM
New Zealand'Extreme and unpredictable' weather to get worse as ice sheets meltResearchers call for an "urgent review" of global policy to avoid dangerous impacts.06 Feb 06:00 PM
WorldDrawing an ethical line on animal researchScientists have many tools at their disposal to study, manipulate and copy genes.06 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandRelease of birds lifts hopeJust 250 of this rare shore bird endemic to New Zealand still remain.05 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleStudy: Younger brains helping keep women sharperMen's brains are nearly four years "older" than those of females.05 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandA look inside our geohazards monitoring centreLower Hutt geohazards centre shaking up the way we monitor earthquakes.Watch03 Feb 06:30 PM
New ZealandA look inside our geohazards monitoring centreNew centre already helping us better monitor earthquakes - and could save lives.03 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWeird Science: A rocking way to sleep well this summerHere's something to try to beat that night-time heat - and which may benefit your brain.01 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonPicture worth a thousand (or so) wordsCOMMENT: The brain is the most efficient computer that has ever existed.01 Feb 04:00 PM
