Scientists have found an intriguing new way to peer into the fiery belly of New Zealand's hottest island.

Kiwi scientists have helped gauge the power of a promising new drug to treat a rare, fatal disease in children.

The state of our rivers and lakes has predictably come under intensified focus this summer, as Kiwis head to their favourite watering holes.

Carrie Fisher's iconic character held special resonance for many protesters.

New movie Hidden Figures tells the story of African-American women who played a crucial role in NASA's early space missions. Does NZ science have its own diversity problem?

COMMENT: Storms, high winds, heavy rain and even ice... What has happened to summer and will it improve. WeatherWatch head analyst Phil Duncan explains.

Think twice before using your toothbrush... it's covered in millions of different germs - including faeces.

COMMENT: I'm glad we finally moved towards banning microbeads, it's been great for the nation to have this conversation, late or not.

Scientists have inflicted upon a new species of moth a name Democrats would argue is decidedly cruel: Neopalpa donaldtrumpi.

Inside a remote desert facility, hundreds of human bodies lie frozen in capsules, each waiting for their second life to start.

The new school year is weeks away but schools are struggling to find teachers.

Scientists are this week heading to the subantarctic Auckland Islands for an annual survey of white-capped albatross and New Zealand sea lion numbers in the remote and windswept region.

James Bond might have stubbed out his last cigarette - but the spectre of smoking still lingers over 007's films today, Kiwi researchers say.

If you've ever noticed how the music of our charismatic tui is much more impressive when heard in the bush, you're not mistaken.

A new Kiwi study will attempt to reveal what happens to our brains when we take anti-depressants - and whether these intriguing changes can be easily measured.

Catching up with the nine top scholars from 2015 NCEA exams, a year on from their results.

A record number of New Zealand students have received early round offers to some of the world's best tertiary institutions, including the Ivy League.

A woman has been killed by a superbug that proved resistant to every antibiotic available in the United States.

Alien megastructure? Or natural mega-disaster? Astronomers have crunched the numbers and come up with a new explanation for the erratic flickering of a distant star. Indigestion.

Immigrants to New Zealand are often quick to pick up our signature twang - but it seems one ex-pat hasn't lost its British accent more than a century after moving here.

According to a new study, this simple tip can help you lose weight and you can eat anything you want ... as long as it's in the right time frame.

COMMENT: Computers that talk like humans are no longer in the realm of science fiction. Voice recognition technology is friendly now.

When a longed-for journey to the Antarctic became a reality, Damian Christie was not prepared for the immensity of what awaited him.

Craving sweets, early morning sickness and a watermelon-shaped stomach are all said to indicate that a woman will give birth to a

In the last of a five-part series looking at research in Auckland's blue backyard, an expert discusses how far our ocean ecosystems can be pushed.

It's a hot summer's day and you're looking forward to an ice cream. But within seconds of your first bite, you feel a headache coming on: a brain freeze. Here's what's going on.

Do baboons pass gas? What about salamanders? Millipedes? Real-life scientists are now taking to Twitter to provide answers.

In the second of a five part series on Auckland's big blue backyard, science reporter Jamie Morton talks to seabird expert Dr Brendon Dunphy.

Science reporter Jamie Morton looks at some of the hardy little creatures that live in our rock pools.

Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to Auckland Uni conservation ecologist Dr James Russell about the challenge to sweep islands clear of pest predators.