With rain that would feel like 'death by a thousand cuts' this planet would be terrible to visit.

Drones and GPS-tracking dummies are being deployed at Kiwi beaches to boost our understanding of the country's deadliest rips.

Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge about a renewed effort to catalogue a nationwide web of active faults threatening New Zealand.

A wayward scientific instrument has completed a remarkable year-long journey across the Tasman Sea, delighting the Aussie researchers who thought it'd been lost for good.

An asteroid is buzzing by today. But we had advance warning of the 25m chunk of rock and ice thanks to a new NASA 'intruder alert' system.

A new study confirms the reason for the puppet's ever-growing proboscis: the more we practice prevarication, the easier it gets.

Water contaminations like that which recently left thousands of people sick in Havelock North could be quickly traced with new DNA-based technology.

Robot mall cops, a vaccine for dengue and 98 more of the greatest innovations of the year are highlighted in the latest issue of Popular Science.

The idea of eating bugs has created a buzz in foodie and international development circles as a more sustainable alternative to consuming meat and fish.

Today's landmark agreement to protect the Ross Sea - a pristine corner of the planet dubbed "the last ocean" - is one all Kiwis should celebrate. Filmmaker Peter Young explains why.

What we eat - as opposed to how much we eat - is a hot topic to study, so can we confidently say that avoiding meat will increase your lifespan?

Worms could hold the key to curing asthma after it was discovered that they secrete a protein which prevents the body overreacting to allergens.

Kiwi scientists have brought their pest-busting expertise to a spectacular Pacific atoll formerly owned by late legendary actor Marlon Brando.

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Kiwi scientists have helped reveal the universe in glorious technicolour, with incredible new images reflecting on one of the widest-ever radio-wave surveys of space yet.

Scientists taking a toll of the damage done to the Great Barrier Reef say large parts of formerly pristine coral has died.

New Zealand is punching above its weight in its output of top-quality research, with a new index ranking the country above larger nations like Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

For teenagers, mixing energy drinks with alcohol is like taking cocaine, according to a new study.

A student says she dedicated hundreds of hours of study in an effort to get into a medical programme, only to be told hours before a test she had been rejected.

New researchers explors how the first settlers colonised the Pacific islands.

When it comes to lying, practice makes perfect because the brain slowly adapts to ignore the emotions produced by deception, according to new research.

Kiwi scientists are simulating how New Zealand's coastal environment will respond to potentially disastrous effects of acidification caused by climate change.

They may be considered harmless by many, but little white lies apparently condition the brain to tell bigger fibs, new research has shown.

Women in Science grant will allows NZ-based researcher 'potential to make significant discoveries'.

Researchers claim they have discovered the answer to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.

The cost of housing in Auckland is pushing staff in industries to leave the city, while Auckland businesses must be prepared to pay more to keep staff.

A New Zealand-based researcher is investigating "moonquakes" - a curious lunar phenomenon first discovered by Nasa's Apollo missions.

Does the moon actually make people act crazy, or change human behaviour in any way?

A top Auckland school is losing three science teachers as houses become an "unrealistic" goal for many in the profession.

Scientists have made a breakthrough that could be the key to developing a male contraceptive pill.