New Zealand'I'd do it even if they didn't pay me' - student embalmerElise Wolfgram has just taken home the top student awards for a role she loves.22 May 06:51 AM
New ZealandIce exploration could help put man on MarsScientific forays into Antarctica are helping to expand research on planets like Mars.22 May 05:20 AM
New ZealandScientists seeking lost quake devices loaned from JapanScientists are appealing to the public to find three sea seismometers lost near Gisborne.22 May 05:20 AM
New ZealandFood, data focus of $60m Singapore collaborationNew $60m NZ and Singapore science collaboration to focus on data and the future of food.22 May 04:32 AM
TechnologyDrying rivers can help drive climate change - studyDry rivers like Canterbury's could be making a hidden contribution to climate change.21 May 10:38 PM
WorldFace mask using hoki skin can be directly dissolved into the skinWest Auckland’s Revolution Fibres is launching actiVLayr: a natural skincare product that uses collagen extracted from hoki skins as a base ingredient.Watch21 May 04:45 AM
New Zealand50 years on: Inangahua quakeWorking out the magnitude of an earthquake now takes minutes. Back then, it took 6 hours.19 May 10:31 PM
New ZealandSeals reveal Antarctica's climate change cluesScientists have an unlikely tool to show how fast Antarctic ice sheets are melting: seals.19 May 09:06 PM
New ZealandEV owners sick of queuing for charge pointsNew Zealand needs more plug-in facilities, owners of electric vehicles say.19 May 08:53 PM
New ZealandQ&A: Climate change's challenge for our health systemGlobal warming isn't just a threat to our coastal communities: but to our health. Why?19 May 08:53 PM
BusinessKiwi businesses could be hit by new data privacy lawsNZ businesses may be caught out by sweeping new privacy laws about to take effect in EU.19 May 08:51 PM
New ZealandScientists can 'knock out' major cow's milk allergenGenome-editing can eliminate the risk to young children.19 May 08:51 PM
New ZealandThe most fascinating findings about NZ childrenStudy of Growing up in New Zealand turns 10 years old19 May 05:00 PM
KahuMyth of Mangahawea: Is this NZ's first human settlement?Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the first Polynesian settlements in Aotearoa.19 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandWeird Science: Black hole's sun sized appetiteThink your kids are big eaters? Check out what this monster black hole can wolf down.18 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: Will AI write music of the future?COMMENT: New software can now empower computers to write new songs.18 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's new under-sea quake lab now in actionTwo sub-seafloor quake labs begin "listening" to NZ's high-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone.17 May 05:00 PM
EconomyFew surprises in science and tech spendCan Budget's $1b for tax incentive lift New Zealand's "woeful" spend on business R&D?17 May 05:33 AM
BDBDBusinessBudget 2018: Govt sets aside $1b for R&D tax rebatesFirms can claim 12.5c in the dollar back for every dollar they spend on R&D.17 May 02:28 AM
New ZealandImpacts of an Alpine Fault QuakeAssociate Professor Tom Wilson from Canterbury University, whose specialist area is disaster risk and resilience, speaks on the impacts of an Alpine Fault quake. Source: Youtube / @EMSouthland Watch16 May 10:06 PM
New ZealandWhat would a big Alpine Fault quake look like?New videos show what would happen in a major quake along NZ's big-risk Alpine Fault.16 May 09:46 PM
New ZealandBig Read: Scientist vs sceptic on prisonsScience versus the roar of the crowd - what sort of justice does New Zealand want?16 May 09:04 PM
New ZealandHow Earth's axis influences evolution - and extinctionChanges in Earth's orbit have influenced evolution - and extinction - over 450m years.16 May 05:37 AM
WorldMysterious 'force' hints at alien lifeGroup of scientists studying dark energy believe alien life may exist in other universes.16 May 05:32 AM
New ZealandBrian Cox: Why anti-science is a threat to our democracyThe famous thinker discusses black holes - those in space, and those in cyber-space.16 May 12:46 AM
BusinessRobotic dog: your new best friend or worst enemy?Boston Dynamics will start selling the robots next year.14 May 03:30 AM
New ZealandHawking's final theory on the universe - why Einstein was wrongThe late cosmologist Stephen Hawking's final theory on the universe has been published.11 May 05:00 PM
OpinionThe science of reducing skin cancerSuntan or sunburn – we all respond differently to exposure to the sun.11 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleHow to really tell if your food is offDoes the five-second rule work? And is that medium-rare burger okay?10 May 11:31 PM
New ZealandWhale of a discovery: more Jaws than gentle giantA whale relative of today's gentle giants of the ocean wasn't so placid, study suggests.10 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandScientists shed light on Moeraki's mysterious bouldersWhat conditions cause them to form? How long do they take to grow?10 May 01:43 AM
New ZealandScientists warn against water machine 'placebo'Scientists are warning against buying a $4000 water machine.10 May 01:30 AM
Business'Pretty tough time': StretchSense workers respond to axing of 140 staffAll staff spoken to said it had been a great company to work for.09 May 10:36 PM
New ZealandFirst NZ woman to be elected Royal Society of London fellowRenowned chemist humbled to be joining a fellowship that includes her childhood heroes.09 May 05:00 PM
