Researchers whose work has saved brain-injured babies have been honoured.

Federated Farmers signals the end of lengthy legal saga over GMO regulation in Northland.

Baby boomers who accuse millennials of acting entitled might want to think again.

Genetic changes in "junk DNA" may be a missing link between type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Mass coral bleaching may not be a death sentence for all of the reef systems it touches.

Ever wonder where our fear of snakes and spiders comes from?

Alcohol helps you speak foreign languages better, a study find.

COMMENT: Researchers have produced pigs with 24 per cent less body fat than normal pigs.

Massey University researchers were amazed to see a Great White shark, dubbed 'Kermit' grabbing their underwater camera neat the Kermadec Islands

Kiwi researchers have helped reveal "probably" the world's oldest known tsunami victim.

Global warming more than a problem for planet. It will hurt us personally too.

Innovation experts welcome new govt's high R&D target - but say it won't be easy to meet.

A prized species of salmon could help scientists solve mysteries about human reproduction.

Geomagnetic storms could be corroding underground pipes, researchers say.

It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?

Correlation of sea lion decline to squid fishery not so clear-cut, scientists say.

COMMENT: What are our brains doing while we sleep?

A2 milk prevents some symptoms of dairy intolerance and eases others, Kiwi research shows.

Only no one knows where it's going to hit.

This animation captures phenomena observed over the course of nine days following the neutron star merger known as GW170817. Video / NASA

It began as a cosmic collision but ended in a chirp in an underground laboratory.

Google's new wireless headphones might change the way we travel very soon.

Can we control our dreams? New research suggests we can manipulate the experience.

Famous thinkers Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss will visit New Zealand next year.

Taranaki programme tailored for obese kids has delivered some promising results.

What could a change of government mean for New Zealand's environment and science sectors?

You may be grateful for the cleaner windscreen but it's a symptom of a worrying trend.

A sweeping Government stocktake out today warns of shifting temperatures and rising seas.

Knox family does their bit for blood donations

A world-first DNA feat by NZ scientists could boost the way we grow the radiata pine.