Islands around NZ are being scoped for trials of a radical new gene technology.

What you need to know to make your supermoon picture glow.

A large locked-up North Island fault zone could unleash bottled-up energy in a big quake.

What's been cranking up the heat? Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll explains.

New Zealand isn't prepared enough for the next big pandemic, public health experts argue.

It may be impossible to defeat a pathogen threatening several cherished native species.

Science denial is a global problem - but is it a particularly big one for New Zealand?

There's a new twist to the perennial argument about which is smarter, cats or dogs.

COMMENT: Experts think Mount Agung is on the brink of a major eruption.

DairyNZ has secured $8.4m in funding from the Government.

Protection for the pristine Ross Sea is a dream realised for Kiwi film-maker Peter Young.

An Auckland primary is again set to send a teddy bear into space and break two records.

It's not the first contact predicted by movies, but is there "alien life" on the ISS?

Indonesia's erupting Mt Agung holds lessons for preparing for the next big blow here.

These sneaky creatures disguise themselves as females to get the girls.

About 70 Massey University staff want to take voluntary redundancy, and more may go

Leaves collected during Captain Cook's first NZ voyage show 250-year shift in CO2 levels.

Don't be scared, be prepared. That's a scientist's advice around NZ's largest fault zone.

This year has seen its fair share of natural disasters.

Do we have to accept what we've got when it comes to sensory perception?

'It's still happening,' Mike Hughes said of his plan to 'prove' that Earth is flat.

Weta Workshop & Te Papa's blockbuster Bug Lab exhibition to open at Auckland Zoo.

Is not buying into conspiracy theories simply a matter of cognitive ability? Not so.

COMMENT: Just the belief that you have consumed alcohol is enough to change your mood.

Nasa discovery 'like nothing ever seen before'.

The pesticides covering supermarket vegetables has been increasing at a rapid rate.

Gigantic ancient structures have been discovered in the middle of the desert.

A pet dog can make your life not only happier, but longer. Here's the science behind it.

Virtual reality allows trainee CSIs to step into a crime scene from their desk.

Conspiracy theorists are yet again convinced that the world is about to end.