EconomyQ&A: Climate change and the price of inactionIt's time to put greed and denial aside and tackle climate change, Dr Geoff Bertram says.09 Oct 10:16 PM
New ZealandNew tech to monitor NZ's biggest tsunami threatScientists deploying quake sensors along NZ's big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone.09 Oct 02:19 AM
New ZealandEVs travelling further than fuel vehicles - reportEVs averaging 14,100km each year, survey shows.09 Oct 12:11 AM
New Zealand12 Questions: Juliet Gerrard, PM's science advisorThe Auckland University professor says science can only be one aspect of policy making.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCan we predict eruptions decades in advance?New research has revised the dates of past eruptions - and may help predict future ones.08 Oct 04:03 AM
New ZealandJim Salinger: The real facts on methaneMethane must be tackled along with CO2 and N2O, climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger says.07 Oct 11:31 PM
New ZealandPoo pill could help obese teens lose weightCutting-edge research by the Liggins Institute could also help with other health problems.07 Oct 01:17 AM
WorldFinally, another woman awarded a Nobel in PhysicsThird Nobel for women in physics has been far too long in coming.05 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: Research can change its spotsCOMMENT: New research explores how and why animals' different skin types develop.05 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldAbuse may leave 'molecular scars' in our DNAChildhood sexual abuse may leave "molecular scars" on victim's DNA, scientists have said.02 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldAmerican, Frenchman, Canadian win Nobel for work with lasersThree scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work with lasers.02 Oct 10:40 AM
WorldEarth could shrink to 100m if this experiment goes wrong"Worst case scenario" for particle accelerators could mean the end of Earth as we know it.02 Oct 02:41 AM
OpinionDr Geoff Duffy: Methane stance way off trackCOMMENT: Environment Commissioner's report lacks proper scientific understanding.01 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandUnited Nations showdown: Baby Neve versus the fossil foolNeve charmed people and awakened the parts of their brains that want to protect life30 Sep 09:00 PM
WorldWhat is air pollution doing to us allHow is our polluted air harming us - and is there anything we can do about it?28 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: How plastics are really affecting turtlesCOMMENT: Plastics are affecting turtle populations but probably not in the way you think.28 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNanogirl's cookbook gifted to low decile primary schools"As a social enterprise, our focus is to do well while doing good."28 Sep 12:27 AM
LifestyleBeing 'hangry' is real: Science explains the causeThat "hangry" feeling you get when you're too long between meals isn't all in your head.27 Sep 10:58 PM
New ZealandUniversity challenged: Auckland Uni dealt blow as it drops out of world's top 200Foreign students may now prefer Australia, which has nine universities in the top 200.26 Sep 01:00 PM
LifestyleScientists throw light on the way memories workRecall comes down to activity of single cells.24 Sep 05:00 PM
EnvironmentBio fertiliser: Is the proof in the pasture?Growing green pasture with biological matter. Made with funding from NZ On Air.23 Sep 11:04 PM
New ZealandCarterton children potentially exposed to harmful gasReports sound suspiciously similar to hydrogen sulphide, a scientist claims.23 Sep 06:38 AM
LifestyleBig Read: How noise pollution is killing usThe level of noise around us is a ticking health time bomb.23 Sep 12:00 AM
WorldWaste of space - junk net passes first testA tossed net has managed to capture space junk in orbit-cleanup experiment.21 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: A sniff of hope for hair lossCOMMENT: How smells could save your hair.21 Sep 05:00 PM
TechnologyHow to ease off 'zombie checking' your phoneHow new tools can help you control technology over-use.21 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPeople should learn to live with wasps, say researchersStop killing wasps, say scientists, they're just as important as bees.21 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldWhere have all the insects gone?A staple of summer - swarms of bugs - seems to be a thing of the past.21 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandActivists escape conviction over oil ship protestNorman and climate activist Sara Howell were discharged without conviction.21 Sep 03:07 AM
New ZealandHelping children out of chronic painEvery year around 50 Kiwi kids are diagnosed with perthes disease.19 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandThree Kiwis bag Cambridge scholarshipsScholarships mark outstanding academic ability, leadership potential, integrity and vision19 Sep 08:22 AM
New ZealandBig Read: Andrew Little ducks for cover on law changesJustice Minister Andrew Little's justice reform struggles on law changes.19 Sep 07:30 AM
TravelThe moon and back: How expensive is space tourism?Elon Musk has named his first space tourist, but how much does a ticket to the moon cost?18 Sep 10:39 PM
New Zealand1080 whistleblower now supports its useConservationist Peter Grant changed his mind about 1080 as its use was refined.18 Sep 06:00 PM