New ZealandWhy is killer disease drawn to our kauri?Scientists are seeking to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the disease that's killing our kauri - why it's attracted to the native tree's scent like we're drawn to coffee.01 Jan 11:46 PM
New ZealandUnravelling the 'slow waves' in our bodiesThey're called "slow waves" - and while we don't feel them, they propagate through our bodies each time we eat something. A new study aims to learn more about them.01 Jan 11:14 PM
LifestyleCan you trust your own memories?She's not a hypnotist, but she can convince you that you're a criminal or were traumatised as a child. Elizabeth Loftus has ways of making you think.01 Jan 08:49 PM
New ZealandScientists study struggling riversCreating "designer" ecosystems for degraded waterways could boost river restoration efforts around the country.01 Jan 03:07 AM
New ZealandStudy targets cannabis-like substanceA recently-discovered cannabis-like substance naturally produced by our brains could play a role in treating Parkinson's disease.01 Jan 12:03 AM
LifestyleThe female orgasm explainedA new study calls to expand our understanding of how a woman can be aroused.30 Dec 10:00 PM
OpinionNanogirl: What will you do with extra time?COMMENT: What will you do with the extra time added to today to get clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation?30 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologyWeird Science: The Incredible BlobIt sounds like something out of 1950s science fiction: a blob-like organism that's made up of one giant cell and which can learn despite having no brain.30 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionWhy swimming in the sea is good for youCOMMENT: It has long been thought sea frolicking has many health benefits.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionRachel Stewart: Who will stand up to dairying?COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.27 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldBig cat in race to cheat deathUrgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - sprinting to extinction, experts have warned.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionHeart attack deaths more likely at Xmas• Philip Clarke is a Professor of Health Economics, University of Melbourne. Chris Schilling is an associate lecturer, Health 26 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionPaul Charman: Our forgotten islesCOMMENT: Tiny little specks of land hundreds of kilometres from New Zealand may hold key secrets about the future of our planet.23 Dec 05:44 PM
OpinionNanogirl: Let robots take Xmas stressCOMMENT: The days of your sweating over Christmas dinner preparation could soon be a thing of the past23 Dec 04:00 PM
TechnologyWeird Science: Meet the real Death StarThe Star Wars series featured a man-made planet called the Death Star which destroys other worlds with a giant laser.23 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleWhy mosquitoes bite some, not othersOne of the most-read Lifestyle stories in 2016: What is it about these unlucky chosen few that makes them mosquito magnets?22 Dec 02:00 AM
WorldEuropean supervolcano is stirring againThings seem to be heating up Campi Flegrei, the 12km-wide caldera west of Naples in Italy.21 Dec 10:22 PM
WorldThe biggest space discoveries of the yearMythical planets, nearby Earth-like worlds and unprecedented missions to Jupiter and Saturn. We learned a lot about our universe in 2016.20 Dec 03:05 AM
New ZealandKiwi research explores animal emotionsKiwi scientists are exploring the emotions of livestock in pioneering research that could improve the way animals are farmed.18 Dec 10:57 PM
LifestyleThe pill doesn't kill your sex driveAccording to a study the pill won't curb your libido, but a long-term relationship might.18 Dec 09:29 PM
LifestyleHow to lose weight - and keep it offRetraining the brain to beat stress is the key to losing weight and keeping it off, a leading Australian neuroscientist says.18 Dec 09:00 PM
New ZealandNZ study to target notorious breast cancerOne of the most notorious forms of breast cancer is to be targeted in a new study by an Auckland University researcher and cancer survivor.17 Dec 10:09 PM
BusinessThis beer will cost you $44,000A brewery is promising the best beer of your life thanks to a personalised test using your DNA.16 Dec 09:20 PM
TechnologyAC/DC is bad for your concentrationMozart may enhance a man's performance in board games - while AC/DC may hinder their chances, according to new research.16 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionNanogirl: The fowl truthDon't fall foul of campylobacter this festive season; cook chicken all the way through and wash down surfaces exposed to raw meat.16 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleScientists reverse ageing, trial setAn end to grey hair and crows-feet could be just 10 years away after scientists showed it is possible to reverse ageing in animals.16 Dec 01:33 AM
LifestyleBabies with three parents now an optionClinics in Britain can now apply to create three parent babies after the fertility watchdog gave the final approval for the procedure.16 Dec 12:15 AM
New ZealandBreakthrough could help slash emissionsA new discovery by Kiwi and US scientists could lead to new ways to help New Zealand's agricultural sector slash greenhouse gas emissions.15 Dec 10:44 PM
New ZealandWatch: Where have Kaikoura's crayfish gone?NIWA marine ecology technician Mark Fenwick has observed the dramatic changes to Kaikoura's crayfish habitats.15 Dec 10:28 PM
WorldEarth cut into thousands of little piecesHumans are marring the coherence of the natural world - by building endless numbers of roads.15 Dec 07:57 PM
New ZealandPlanet-spotting Kiwis behind major Nasa studyWorlds with the mass of Neptune are the most likely planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems, scientists have found in a pioneering new study co-authored by Kiwi researchers.15 Dec 06:00 PM
LifestyleHow Santa gets around the world in one nightSo how does Father Christmas do it? One physicist believes she has an answer - and Einstein is the key.15 Dec 08:22 AM
New ZealandNZ glowworms' secret fishing trick: PeeAn international team of scientists have found an odd and slightly gross explanation for sticky, glowworm-made "fishing lines" that hang in the famous Waitomo Caves - urine.14 Dec 09:36 PM
