We've all said silly things on the internet. Unfortunately for this mum, hers went viral.

A just-described shark species glows in the dark and weighs less than 1kg at full growth.

The potential advantages of this gene-editing technology are far-reaching.

Two potentially habitable "super-Earths" orbit a star just 12 light years away.

Closure may be the only option as one in five kauri now infected with deadly pathogen.

A conspiracy theorist claims Earth is about to be destroyed by a rogue planet

A buoy measuring waves in the southern ocean has gone rogue and headed on a new journey.

It will take two or three months of testing before the farms are declared disease free

COMMENT: So many in the West are depressed because they're expected not to be.

Stressed? Silently talking to yourself in the third person may help your control emotions.

Bombastic President Trump's tweets show he's a creative, competitive and a rule-breaker.

Scientists have discovered the secret powers of those slugs eating your vege garden.

A pioneering technique to 'fix' an embryo's faulty DNA has been unveiled by scientists.

Thanks to recent advances in technology, you, too, can grow a coral reef in your basement.

Crew left "buzzing" after spotting the world's largest animal feeding in the Hauraki Gulf.

Thousands more people will die from air pollution unless the world tackles climate change.

A seafloor study has revealed an underwater orchestra below the Hauraki Gulf's surface.

COMMENT: That iced cake you love may impact mental health.

The deprived and young women feature predominantly in self-poisoning cases in EDs.

Could this be the solution to cure all hard nights on the drink?

NZ salmon study holds possible implications for understanding our own reproduction system.

Peter Dunne wants the Chief Coroner to release information on a "killer drug"

Scientists set sail to unlock secrets of 'lost continent' Zealandia.

Powerful new radio telescope may be humanity's best hope of finding alien life.

Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before drinking, study shows.

COMMENT: Selfies and shared use of a smartphone or tablet could help spread head lice.

Rocket Lab is helping Florida-based Moon Express to win a US$20million prize by flying to the Moon

Visual illusions show how our mental processing delivers our experience of the world.

New Zealand had its own species of black swan - but it was wiped out by hunting.

It's like one great big distillery up there.