PremiumPremiumOpinionDeborah Russell: Govt can’t claim climate commitment while cutting key policiesCritics say the Government’s new targets weaken the country’s climate stance.19 Nov 04:00 PM
CrimeDefence scientists unveil new foldable, floating rescue deviceA Kiwi-designed tool could dramatically change search-and-rescue missions. Video / Herald NOWWatch18 Nov 09:20 PM
Kahu1.5 Degrees: SARAHSarah looks at how kōrero tukuiho and the world of environmental science has helped her understand climate change and given her the capability to find solutions for Aotearoa.Watch18 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumLifestyleHow a childhood virus can contribute to dementia later – and what you can do10 Nov 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInside the new $25k-a-year private school planned for West AucklandThe school will specialise in science, technology, engineering and maths. 08 Nov 01:00 AM
Business‘Obscene waste of money’: Taxpayers pay $10.7m for redundancy costs at Govt agencyThe Callaghan Innovation workforce has been cut by 57% in under two years.07 Nov 02:18 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: It's time to allow scientists to return to WhakaariOPINION: On-island monitoring equipment should be restored to White Island.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Largest and brightest': Supermoon lights up skies across NZIt was the second supermoon of the year after last month’s Harvest Moon.05 Nov 07:52 PM
New Zealand'Largest and brightest': Supermoon set to light up skies across NZIt is the second supermoon of the year after last month’s Harvest Moon.05 Nov 06:27 AM
WorldA ferocious debate over 'teen T-rex' fossils may finally be settledFor decades palaeontologists debated whether fossils were of young T-rex or nanotyrannus.02 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldNew Delhi tried to make it rain. Here’s why it failedNYTimes: To create artificial rain, water droplets in clouds are 'seeded' with chemicals.02 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldNazi missiles that terrorised Britain are now home to starfishNew York Times: A study documents how some marine species have turned bombs into shelters.02 Nov 04:00 PM
TechnologyRotorua student comes up with bike safety inventionCameron Moore has created a safety device to help avoid spinal injuries. Video / Herald NowWatch30 Oct 07:44 PM
WorldThrough pet sketches, she tells the stories of former US federal workersThe project started with ex-USAid employee Denise Mortimer drawing her own dog.29 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldSearch for remaining 'aggressive' escaped research monkey after US crashTulane University later said the escaped primates were not infected with any virus.29 Oct 02:44 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldStudying 10,000 tales from a 17th-century cryptNew York Times: Research highlights health, diet, drug use of Milan's 17th-century poor.28 Oct 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The challenge of GM foods and climate changeOPINION: GM foods could be the key to local climate action. Do we want that?28 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldInside Hurricane Melissa’s eye: Flying into a 'stadium of the gods'Matthew Cappucci describes what it's like to travel into a mammoth storm.28 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldExplainer: How rarely do major hurricanes make landfall?Melissa expected to hit Jamaica with a strength a tiny percentage of hurricanes have. 27 Oct 07:34 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldLights, camera, venom: What happens when a snake strikesNew York Times: They move so fast it’s been challenging to even visualise.26 Oct 05:00 PM
WorldDead soldiers’ teeth reveal diseases that doomed Napoleon’s armyResearchers sequenced fragments of all the teeth DNA and matched it to all known microbes.26 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyle‘It’s a really big issue’: The quest to find the ‘female Viagra’Telegraph: Can a new product close the 'orgasm gap’ and liberate midlife women?22 Oct 06:00 PM
WorldMosquitoes discovered in Iceland for first timeLike Antarctica, Iceland has long been one of the few places on Earth without mossies.21 Oct 08:07 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyle4 surprising things that may reduce your risk of Parkinson’sWashington Post: Just 10-15% of cases are linked to inherited genetic mutations. 21 Oct 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertySkyCity's new $1b international convention centre set to host 95 events in first yearNext year's largest event is in July: 2000 people will be at the coral reef symposium.15 Oct 02:00 AM
WorldA new study offers clues to why people use or get addicted to cannabisPolicymakers are grappling with risks and benefits of the drug’s soaring popularity.14 Oct 05:00 PM
WorldPlugging-in to EVs as back-up power for blackoutsPilot programme testing idea EV battery power energy can be sent to grid during outages.13 Oct 05:00 PM