Where do assaults happen in NZ and what's that got to do with bars and deprivation?

A molecule just identified by NZ scientists could boost our bodies' response to vaccines.

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking says he knows what happened before the dawn of time.

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.

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

Life on Mars is feasible after discovering bacteria living in the driest place on Earth.

Triplets have won "twice over" with scholarships and fees-free study at AUT.

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.

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

COMMENT: New research suggests that money can actually buy us happiness — up to a point.

There's nothing wrong with being a little weird, scientists say.

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?