Strange snow markings on Erebus not linked to plane crash

COMMENT: Eating too many calories is one of the major contributors to weight gain.

Does being more sickened by other people's smells make you more likely a Trump supporter?

Slow action and conflict are dogging efforts to stop the Hauraki Gulf's steady decline.

Those drawn to leaders like Trump more likely to wrinkle noses at unpleasant body odour.

COMMENT: Rash of signs may at last prod council and public into fixing the issue.

COMMENT: The "evidence" suggesting cats are killing our native birds is shonky.

New trial investigates whether fish oil in pregnancy can combat weight problems in kids.

Otago yields new goldmine of a different kind - two long-lost bird species.

Arctic temperatures are warmer than ever recorded in February.

Celebrity atheist Lawrence Krauss' NZ tour up in the air after the two NZ hosts bail.

During Earth's last big warming cycle, something dramatic happened in the Southern Ocean.

NZ could slash its greenhouse gas emissions by kick-starting a major biofuels industry.

The message sends hope that by 2060 our climate is not in a state of disarray.

Undiscovered volcanic features could lie hidden not far from the Bay of Plenty's coast.

NZ-Singapore study reveals two forms of heart failure aren't as similar as first thought.

Swamp kauri - a lucrative commodity - is also critical for understanding past climates.

Shaun Hendy wants to walk the walk on climate by taking train instead of plane this year.

A "trifecta" of big drivers combined to make this summer what will be NZ's hottest ever.

Genre's aim not to foretell the future but change our present.

Scientists have launched an $8m effort to understand the threats landslides pose to us.

Taupo, which produced one of the world's biggest eruptions, represents NZ in 'Volcano Cup'

Homo erectus may have been smarter than we think.

People have long been puzzled over the flawless alignment of the Great Pyramid Of Giza.

Damage caused by a stroke could be repaired by returning the brain to a childlike state.

Mangroves future in hands of central government. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Clare Reynolds switched from regular to diet fizz during pregnancy. But was it any better?

COMMENT: How the new mozzie emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease.

Scientists have uncovered why air conditioning units often smell so bad.

COMMENT: Science behind Winter Olympics just as important as skills of the athletes.