A Dunedin-based neurosurgeon is investigating whether tiny devices implanted in the brain can stop alcoholics' cravings.

NZ company Rocket Lab is a step closer to lift off, today saying it had done a deal for three satellite launches .

COMMENT: There is a very real concern that judges and juries will view brain scans as hard evidence.

A massive earthquake called an "active megathrust fault" is posing a genuine threat to southern Asia.

Sheep, hills, remoteness and rockets. New Zealand is about to blast off from distant Mahia and into the world's $350 billion space economy.

COMMENT: The International Association for the study of Pain describes pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with tissue damage.

Way out in space, so far that it takes a message nearly an hour to reach earth, the Nasa craft Juno is doing what the classical mythologists anticipated.

New Zealanders think micro-brewed beer isn't just any old beer but a deep and meaningful experience to be treasured.

John Paul College and Waikite Valley School have been awarded Bayer Science Fund Grants to help with environmental science projects. John

As ice in the Arctic rapidly melts, sea ice in the Antarctic sea is continually increasing - a new paper sheds light on way.

An intrepid scientist who took athletes to the extremes of human endurance says the lessons learned could help save the lives of everyday people.

Prepare to embark on a quest of your own to discover the incredible world of "the Hobbit" as modern archaeological science uncovers perplexing secrets hidden in time.

NASA confirms its unmanned probe Juno has entered into the planet's orbit .

In a world dominated by social media, reality TV and endless Kim Kardashian selfies, Kiwis can still call themselves a humble bunch.

Professor Damian Bailey might be one of the world's most extreme scientists.

Questions about Jupiter are about to be answered as Juno prepares to enter the planet's atmostphere

A 4.5 magnitude quake shook the Marlborough region at 12.45pm today. The earthquake was centred 5km south of Seddon with a depth

One of the most remarkable feats of science is set to be achieved 588 million kilometres away, when a spacecraft tomorrow reaches Jupiter.

Science pioneer Sir Peter Gluckman has landed the top honour at this year's Sir Peter Blake leadership awards.

Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere have provided new clues about its history.

It's certainly possible in theory to prevent rain in one place by using cloud seeding to induce it in another, upwind. But there's a dark side.

The first six months of 2016 are the warmest start to a year on record in NZ. Professor Corey Bradshaw pens an open letter to his daughter to apologise.

Mounting evidence suggests 'hobbits' were wiped out by modern humans' ancestors 50,000 years ago

Scientist's work helps farmers choose sex of calves.

COMMENT: So the wheels are now rolling for Britain's exit from the European Union. The impacts are bound to be substantial.

The record warm start to the year will be the new normal within the next few generations, scientists say.

It's home to 20 million people but this major city is in growing danger of being swallowed up by the earth, scientists say.

When a notoriously irritable reptile with a mouthful of jagged teeth and a vicious underbite needs medical care, caution is definitely in order.

Eating one tablespoon of butter a day had little impact on overall mortality and could even reduce the risk of diabetes.

On July 4, Juno will give us an unprecedented look at our solar system's weirdest planet.