It began as a cosmic collision but ended in a chirp in an underground laboratory.

New Auckland study shows benefits of marine protected areas extend past their boundaries.

Auckland University is raising fees and cutting staff to meet a budgetary squeeze

Kiwi honours students head to New York to fundraise for spinal cord injury research.

A new tool allows Aucklanders to work out how much rooftop solar panels could save them.

Artweek tours show institutions can be more like art galleries than we imagine.

Rutherford Medal-winner among 21 researchers honoured at awards event.

Massive amount of pain before 'off-the-wall' mortgages are eased.

A native wasp has been named after an atoning Harry Potter villain to help its reputation.

Kiwi scientists have hailed the Nobel-winning team behind a landmark cosmic discovery.

Progesterone does not prevent preterm births, a new study has found.

A researcher is reaching out to gamblers for her study on social anxiety.

John McCall MacBain has donated $275m to education, health and climate change since 2007.

Scientists have built a stunning 3D model to capture a live heart suffering an attack.

Why are our kea so curious? Researchers think they might be learning - just as infants do.

New NZ research could help realise the powerful promise of a new type of cancer treatment.

Star Trek's disease-scanning "tricorder" could soon become reality with a new Kiwi study.

When it comes to forecasting major quakes, the answers might lie hidden in our past.

Many general practices, crucial for schooling junior doctors, are at training capacity.

Jacinda Ardern wants to "sit down" with leaders of a study scaled back by a funding cut.

Sacha French's $41k student loan has become $80k; now her workmates have paid it off.

How to tackle the touchy issues that the PFNZ mission throws up? A new panel will try.

The death of Nasa's Cassini read like the glorious finale of a Hollywood movie hero.

Where the education system has room to improve

Nasa's Cassini, soon to perish, has made an incredible contribution to science, Kiwis say.

Confused by this election's poll swings? Professor Thomas Lumley answers some questions.

Driving an EV that charges as it moves around city streets could soon be reality.

Smokers who are Maori or whanau of Maori can be part of the free trial to quit the habit.

Kaitaia to be home to a unique partnership, Waharoa ki te Toi (The Gateway).

Research shows need for new legislation to protect against worker exploitation.