Giant meteorites may have triggered our planet's tectonic processes and magnetic field.

Natural evolution turning the kiwi blind.

Star Trek's disease-scanning "tricorder" could soon become reality with a new Kiwi study.

When it comes to forecasting major quakes, the answers might lie hidden in our past.

2017 is proving a sizzler for Australia - so where the bloody hell is its climate action?

Can dogs detect lung cancer? A new Kiwi study seeks to get some answers.

Ice Fernz captain Dr Helen Murray is determined to keep up both research and sport

Combining blueberries with colourful cousins bilberries could yield a new superfruit.

Could we breed better bees? That's the goal of a new $6.3m genetic study.

Alice Smellie goes on a first date with as astonishingly lifelike new breed of robot.

Asteroid mining is about to change our pursuit for resources.

Research on a Neanderthal boy's skull has helped contribute to human evolution.

Could our desire for that evening glass of wine be linked to our brain's immune system?

COMMENT: Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring space.

Whether world ends on Saturday as some fear, capitalism is already a global catastrophe.

The story behind a launch into "near-space" by China from a dairy farm near Ashburton.

Jacinda Ardern wants to "sit down" with leaders of a study scaled back by a funding cut.

Is our news media covering climate change accurately? Researchers have checked the record.

How to tackle the touchy issues that the PFNZ mission throws up? A new panel will try.

Could we forecast precisely enough to be warned of local severe weather within an hour?

Scientists may have put a face to one of the New Testaments most controversial players.

Is you scratching stress related?

The lead author of a leaked report gives the basics of climate change and sea-level rise.

Nasa's Cassini, soon to perish, has made an incredible contribution to science, Kiwis say.

Confused by this election's poll swings? Professor Thomas Lumley answers some questions.

Driving an EV that charges as it moves around city streets could soon be reality.

Dr Mike Joy has been honoured for speaking out on the state of our rivers and lakes.

An ancient kauri tree has revealed a period of warming on the other side of the planet.

Early man's shift to agriculture led to poorer health for mothers and babies, study finds.

The latest bout of unrest at Mt Ruapehu's crater lake has come to an end, scientists say.