Scientists have revealed the extent of uplift on the South Island's northeastern coast - observing that in some places the land was raised by two metres.

The latest earthquake again prompted reports of animals behaving strangely just before the main shock hit. What does science say?

While post-election US has already been compared to an episode from The Walking Dead, researchers have worked out what a zombie apocalypse would look like.

Genetic evidence suggests that man's best friend has been enjoying food scraps from humans since the earliest days of living together, even adapting to digest changes in human diet.

A clever tracking innovation, combining the use of drones with radio tags and dubbed DroneCounts, has scooped a major conservation award.

Horror parasites brainwash their victims, driving them to kill themselves. And they're in your backyard.

For the first time, scientists will construct a detailed picture stretching back more than 500 years of how we've affected our most important fisheries species - potentially genetically.

Scientists will reconstruct more than 20,000 years of NZ's ecological history to better understand how our species will respond to climate change.

Research to find new Earth-like planets, clean up our waterways and boost our health have just received $65 million from the Marsden Fund. We look at 10 of the best.

Pioneering genetic research by Kiwi scientists could help protect hundreds of bird species around the world.

If the mere thought of the dentist's chair makes you shudder, it might be your parents' fault.

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has revived calls to send humans to Mars by 2030s - but even if astronauts get there, would they remember much of it?

A new million-dollar study could deliver the key to the Government's bold bid to clear the nation of pest predators by 2050.

One hundred thousand kiwi could be scratching around our bush by 2030, under plans unveiled by the Government today.

Researchers mapped out the homicidal histories of over 1000 mammals - and found NZ's sea lion among the most murderous.

Researchers have fitted tracker tags on queen bumble bees in a quirky new study that could see the furry insects becoming big future pollinators in orchards.

A meat-eating parrot, a sucker-faced eel, a bat that pees on itself and a spider that catches fish. Here's our pick for New Zealand's 10 weirdest species.

A check for invasive aquatic pests around Auckland's Westhaven Marina has been postponed after the dive team happened upon a slightly bigger foreign marine organism: a visiting leopard seal.

Dr Helen Taylor, a rising star in the world of science communication, explains why Kiwis need to hear more from our research community.

New Zealand's tuatara has proven itself a treasure trove of genetic surprises - among them its distant DNA link to humans.

Scientists have created an entirely soft robot, an edible battery, and a potential way to "jump-start" patients in comas using ultrasound.

A little google eyed sea creature is so cute it looks like a child's toy,

Feeling old? This shark was born when Shakespeare penned his best-loved plays.

Scientists have just discovered two new species of a glow-in-the-dark fish family found deep in waters near New Zealand.

New Zealand's native falcon isn't one species but two sub-species that live separately on the North Island and South Island, a new study confirms.

Weaning animals from antibiotics in favor of vaccines has become central as resistant superbugs become more prevalent in public spaces.

Kiwis are being urged to get behind a global crowdfunding project to save a critically endangered New Zealand seabird.

It seems bees have their own special brand of workplace bullying, with queens able to effectively control the fertility of their workers. Kiwi scientists reveal how it works.

There are growing concerns an orca calf could starve after being separated from its family about two weeks ago.

Researchers have happened upon a clever new way to fool a notorious kiwi-killing predator - by using its own sense of smell against it.