New ZealandPsychologist to talk social inequalityA renowned visiting psychologist is set to delve into why most of us put up with social inequality.30 Sep 06:05 AM
Lifestyle'Ugly friend effect' boosts good looksIt's a real thing: Attractiveness is boosted by appearing next to those less good-looking29 Sep 09:55 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Top-ranking subjects of NZ unisTwo New Zealand universities are among the top 100 in the world for these subjects...28 Sep 09:56 PM
New ZealandWhat's up with bee numbers?COMMENT: While some news stories tell us NZ bee numbers are plummeting, others say hive numbers have doubled. Which are correct?28 Sep 01:17 AM
New ZealandSurfer's paradise: Mount cloud stunsIf there was any doubt Mt Maunganui is a surfer's paradise, one only had to check out the gnarly clouds hanging above it yesterday.26 Sep 08:42 PM
New ZealandWellington to be 'world's first pest-free capital'Wellington's leaders officially announced their plans to make the city the world's first predator-free capital. Should Auckland follow suit?26 Sep 08:32 AM
New ZealandScience of 'extreme fire'A new $8.5 million study targets "extreme fire" - a fast-moving mass of heat and flames spewing burning embers and behaving in ways that firefighters aren't used to.26 Sep 01:04 AM
New ZealandNZ's offshore tsunami risk to be revealedA new study will reveal the true threat NZ faces from an offshore area that may trigger massive quakes and tsunamis.25 Sep 06:25 AM
New Zealand650 people have donated their brainsResearchers testing chemical compounds for motor neurone disease treatment.24 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionPlugging students into online educationIt wasn't long ago that school projects were completed by students referencing an encyclopedia source that they could quote in their bibliography.23 Sep 05:00 PM
TechnologyStrange But True: Pigeons are no bird-brainsPigeons get a bad rap for coating city squares with droppings and otherwise making themselves a nuisance - but thanks to Kiwi research, no one can now call them dumb.23 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: $6.5m to prepare for earthquake and tsunamiThe East Coast Lab has been launched to research New Zealand’s least understood subduction zone, the Hikurangi Trough. Made with funding from NZ on AirWatch22 Sep 10:10 PM
New ZealandBumble bees bugged in quirky trialResearchers have fitted tracker tags on queen bumble bees in a quirky new study that could see the furry insects becoming big future pollinators in orchards.22 Sep 08:17 PM
WorldAncestors took fast track to AustraliaA study into the DNA of Aboriginal Australians has shed new light on when their ancestors left Africa.22 Sep 05:00 PM
Technology'Sixth sense' tied to gaze perceptionWe've all had that feeling that somebody is watching us - even if we're not looking directly at their eyes.22 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMumps case prompts warningA Mt Albert Grammar School student suspected of having the mumps has triggered a warning to parents to keep home children not immunised against the disease.22 Sep 07:58 AM
WorldHow scientists read an ancient scroll without unrolling itThe 1500-year-old Israeli scroll has been revealed to contain versus from Leviticus.21 Sep 08:15 PM
New ZealandDNA detectives rewrite human historyNew research explains intriguing clues about African exodus, says Kiwi scientist.21 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: STEM course inspires Pasifika youthA new leadership programme focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at Auckland's Otahuhu College is inspiring its young students. Watch21 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandThe flu and you: Dramatic hidden pictureMore than 840,000 Kiwis caught the flu last year - and three quarters of them would never have known it, a study has found.20 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTopical cream fuels skin infectionsResearchers are calling on GPs to be more responsible in prescribing a common topical cream that could have contributed to a soaring rate of skin infections20 Sep 06:03 AM
TechnologyFinding Pluto: How the planet got its heart of iceMethane frosts that shift with the seasons, a massive glacier and craters of gas, Pluto is a fascinating planet.19 Sep 11:25 PM
WorldMummy shot from behind with arrowScientists reveal how 5300-year-old corpse met his end - and that the 'iceman' called Otzi had 61 tattoos.19 Sep 09:56 AM
Businessa2 milk health claims get their day in courtA fight is brewing over the product labelling and health claims of the Australian dairy industry's most bitter rivals.18 Sep 09:25 PM
WorldComet crash exciting: engineerAn engineer involved with the Rosetta spacecraft says he's excited about the prospect of seeing it crashed into a comet.18 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandAre these NZ's 10 weirdest creatures?A meat-eating parrot, a sucker-faced eel, a bat that pees on itself and a spider that catches fish. Here's our pick for New Zealand's 10 weirdest species.18 Sep 07:57 AM
OpinionNanogirl: Incentives needed to boost uptake of EVsThis week is International Drive Electric Week, a worldwide event to raise awareness of plug-in electric vehicles.16 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandStrange But True: Is 5-second rule real?Scientists have disproven the idea that it's okay to scoop up food and eat it within a "safe" five-second window.16 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSpot the pigeon: Great Kereru Count beginsOrganisers of the annual Great Kereru Count are hoping there won't be any shortage of people keeping their eyes peeled for our quirky native wood pigeon over the next week.16 Sep 04:03 AM
BusinessRocket Lab nearly clear for NZ space launchThe country's first rocket company is now almost clear to launch, after the Government signed off on the contract.16 Sep 02:44 AM
New ZealandWe now have an asteroid named after usThere's now a version of Aotearoa in space, with the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally approving the name "New Zealand" for an asteroid.16 Sep 01:55 AM
New ZealandWhite Island simmers downScientists are now confident White Island's latest eruptive episode has come to a close.15 Sep 12:50 AM
New ZealandAntarctic visitor takes extended NZ holidayA check for invasive aquatic pests around Auckland's Westhaven Marina has been postponed after the dive team happened upon a slightly bigger foreign marine organism: a visiting leopard seal.15 Sep 12:15 AM
WorldScientists find rare crows can use toolsTool use is rare in the animal kingdom - but a nearly vanished species of Hawaiian crow has mastered it.14 Sep 10:03 PM
