TechnologyHigh-tech mini jet boat probes glacier secretsScientists have deployed a high-tech, remote-controlled jet boat to solve long-standing mysteries about a postcard New Zealand glacier.23 Oct 04:27 AM
World'Planet Nine' could be causing solar system to wobbleAstronomers can't see "Planet Nine". But it makes its presence known.21 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandClimate change could recreate horror droughtResearchers have created a model to reveal how climate change could combine the same weather patterns that led to a $1.3 billion drought.21 Oct 04:44 AM
WorldHow did the planets get their names?For as long as there have been lights in the night sky, humans have been coming up with names for them.18 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi star Jamie Curry off to AntarcticaInternet sensation Jamie Curry is teaming up with a top Kiwi journalist for an adventure to the coldest, driest, windiest continent on the planet.16 Oct 07:48 AM
TechnologyCould 'space brain' stop us going to Mars?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?14 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandAlpine Fault 'due to strike soon'The major threat that the South Island's Alpine Fault poses to New Zealand has been front and centre of a Civil Defence conference in Queenstown this week.14 Oct 03:12 AM
WorldWhy volcanoes are 'so cool'Collating data on eruptions, earthquakes and gas emissions promise new predictive tools.11 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand$3.7m study to reveal deep-sea mining impactsThe potential environmental impacts of controversial off-shore mining will be investigated in a new multi-million dollar study.11 Oct 12:42 AM
TechnologyNZ sea lion a cold-blooded killer?Researchers mapped out the homicidal histories of over 1000 mammals - and found NZ's sea lion among the most murderous.30 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: $6.5m to prepare for earthquake and tsunamiThe East Coast Lab has been launched to research New Zealand’s least understood subduction zone, the Hikurangi Trough. Made with funding from NZ on AirWatch22 Sep 10:10 PM
WorldStrange but true: 'ghost snake' discoveredScientists have discovered something strange deep in the jungle of Madagascar: the "ghost snake".09 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldReaching Mars one trial at a timeLife on Earth has its challenges but what about life on Mars? Can humans ever survive on our neighbouring red planet?06 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldAsteroid didn't kill dinosaurs - soot didNew theory explains how an asteroid wiped out most of life on earth.19 Aug 11:38 AM
TechnologyManuka's true potential still unknownManuka honey's potential to defeat a superbug may give it another advantage, but all may be fruitless if our bee population continues to decline.05 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe secret of the Great DyingIt was the greatest extinction event the world had ever known, wiping out more than 90% of marine life and around two thirds of animals on land.19 Jul 05:00 PM
TechnologyThe tattoo that can tell how you feelA US researcher has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones using the human brain.15 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ garden bird survey seeks helpersOrganisers of a nationwide survey are urging people to keep a sharp eye out for feathered visitors to their back gardens.23 Jun 12:33 AM
WorldMysterious sinkhole a 'warning to Earth'Supernatural thuds in one of the world's most baffling sinkholes, dubbed a "gateway to the underworld", has sounded alarm bells for experts.07 Jun 06:35 PM
New ZealandMeet NZ's extreme scientistsTagging sharks, walking on volcanoes - science is a lot more than being stuck in a lab. Jamie Morton finds out how some researchers spend their days.13 May 05:00 PM
TechnologyWhat it's like to walk on MarsVisitors to an upcoming Mars exhibit at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center will be able to explore several sites on the red planet, reconstructed using real imagery from Nasa's Curiosity Mars Rover.01 Apr 04:00 PM
TechnologyVolcano hiding explosive secretThe explosive history of Rangitoto has again been rewritten, after scientists recovered buried clues of ancient blasts deep below the Island.27 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldHubble spots 'monster' starsBritish astronomers have discovered a cluster of nine "monster" stars 30 million times brighter than the Sun which could change our understanding of the way stars are formed.18 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestylePeanuts early in life could prevent allergiesFeeding babies peanuts at least three times a week could protect them from developing nut allergies in later life, a study has found.05 Mar 12:31 AM
New ZealandDelving deep into historyScientists have probed more than 100m beneath Orakei Basin in a bid to reveal the explosive history of ancient Auckland.17 Feb 04:00 PM
TechnologyKevin Schawinski: Living in a zombie galaxyLike a zombie, the Milky Way galaxy may already be dead but it still keeps going.10 Feb 08:31 PM
TechnologyTruth is never a matter of opinionSome wrong ideas are innocuous, but others can do the world serious harm.31 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldExploring Antarctica: Vast, frozen and 4000km awayFreezing wind storms. Temperatures plunging to -40C. Months of perpetual daylight or darkness. These brutal, barely imaginable conditions seem positively Martian.16 Jan 03:46 AM
Technology8 Great space things from 2015Exploration of the solar system over the past year has produced exciting finds, writes Alan Duffy.27 Dec 04:00 PM
Business5 things climate scientists disagree onNot every aspect of climate science is completely resolved, and here are five questions that are guaranteed to get the experts going.10 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldAussies back 1.5C limitAustralia would support a UN review of restricting global warming to 1.5C, despite holding firm on a less ambitious goal.05 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologyFive strange but true scientific factsScientists have demonstrated how robots can learn much like tots do.04 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPets under microscope in bug studyScientists investigating the rising spread of drug-resistant bugs in our homes have thrown up a hairy potential culprit: our pet pooches and moggies.03 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandClimate of Hope: Q&A with Paul YoungJamie talks to Paul Young of youth advocacy group Generation Zero about what climate change means for our young people.03 Dec 12:24 AM
