LifestyleThese clever dogs rival toddlers when it comes to learning wordsSome 'gifted' dogs can pick up toy names just by overhearing chats.08 Jan 11:00 PM
PremiumWorldScientists discover oldest poison, on 60,000-year-old arrowsNew York Times: South African find gives clues to when humans adopted a deadly strategy. 08 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandProfessor urges probe into $30m MethaneSAT missionDocuments suggest conflicting information was provided to the minister and the media. 08 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew Year Honours: Tech titan, red-hot racer, DIY philanthropist and 97yo organist among 177 recognised30 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldFeuding physicists and the bitter battle over painted swirlsDebate over whether 'The Starry Night' depicts turbulence, a complex physical phenomenon.28 Dec 05:00 PM
WorldNew study sheds light on beneficial compound found in coffee and chocolateTheobromine, found in dark chocolate and coffee, associated with slower cellular ageing.28 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldThe very hungry microbes that could, just maybe, cool the planetNew York Times: Could these methane-eating bacteria help slow climate change?28 Dec 02:00 AM
WorldAfter more than 125 years, the Christmas Bird Count is more popular than everIt is one of the longest-running citizen data projects in North America.24 Dec 06:50 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldCurious reindeer and hungry polar bears: Warming is upending an Arctic islandNew York Times: Polar bears forced ashore by climate change are hunting reindeer.23 Dec 02:00 AM
WorldUS Govt tries new tactic to halt five offshore wind projectsThe Trump Administration has been attempting to block wind farms under construction.22 Dec 06:54 PM
PremiumPremiumAucklandFrom ‘Christmas tree’ to clear scans: Inside a Kiwi’s CAR T-cell cancer comebackJason Oxenham is in full remission after CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma in China.19 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTrump, fascism, free speech and the climate: The Steven Pinker interview Things are getting better, although they're also getting worse.19 Dec 07:03 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldSteven Pinker on Donald Trump, fascism, the climate and free speechNZ Herald Senior Writer Simon Wilson sits down with Cognitive Psychologist & Psycholinguist Steven Pinker to unpack some of the themes discussed in Pinker's new book.Watch19 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandShane Jones orders total halt to crayfish harvesting from April next yearThe ban will run from April 1, 2026 for five years or until stocks recover.19 Dec 06:12 AM
WorldKilling the ‘brain trust’: How Israel targeted Iran’s nuclear scientistsIsrael said it assassinated 11 nuclear scientists on June 13 and in the following days.18 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldA dead glacier is a loss. A dying one is a threatNY Times: Melting glaciers in the Himalayas are creating thousands of high-altitude lakes.16 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldRobot smaller than grain of salt can ‘sense, think and act’We're nearer to robots rewiring damaged nerves, delivering medicines, analysing cells.14 Dec 05:00 PM
WorldVideo shows orcas and dolphins teaming up to hunt more efficientlyScientists observed a joint effort to find large Chinook salmon.13 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleMagic mushrooms: How fungi went from fringe to cultural phenomenon A Kiwi fungi fan turned an iPhone hobby into 60,000 Instagram followers and a book. 12 Dec 10:10 PM
New ZealandAntarctic frontier drill hunt for clues to future sea-level rise riskA team is drilling 500 metres in Antarctica to study the potential icesheet collapse12 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleHow your brain changes at four key ages: 9, 32, 66 and 83Washington Post: Among researchers' key findings - adolescence lasts into your 30s.12 Dec 05:00 AM
WorldHow monogamous are humans? A study ranks us between meerkats and beaversOne scientist says studying sibling genetics gives a clear answer.11 Dec 05:00 PM
WorldA wind burst forming over remote ocean may affect global weather in 2026Westerly wind bursts can trigger the beginning of a shift from La Nina to El Nino.11 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldEarliest evidence of humans making fire discovered in UKLearning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history.10 Dec 08:21 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldCold case inquiries hampered after major genealogy site revisits terms of useNew York Times: Ancestry’s clarification of a policy has stymied work on unsolved cases. 09 Dec 05:00 PM
WorldGoing back to school during the pandemic linked to improved child mental healthSchool reopenings were linked to declines in anxiety, depression in children, study says.09 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldHow volcanoes upend the story of what sparked the Black DeathEvidence is drawn from ice cores, ancient tree rings, accounts of famine and grain trade. 07 Dec 04:00 PM
