OpinionMatthias Scheutz: Teaching robots when to break rulesCOMMENT: Our current system already proves an essential point: robots must be able to disobey in order to obey, writes Matthias Scheutz.17 Apr 09:30 PM
TechnologyStrange but true: London to get timber treatmentLondon's first timber skyscraper could be a step closer to reality after researchers presented Mayor of London Boris Johnson with conceptual plans.15 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleThe science behind having a good cryThe shedding of emotional tears is unique to humans, but our evolutionary, psychological and biological reasons for "crying it out" remain a mystery.15 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionNano Girl Michelle Dickinson: The quality of scienceCOMMENT: Any move to reduce the impact of poor quality science and base our decisions on genuine, peer-reviewed information is a positive one for NZ.15 Apr 05:00 PM
World94 hours of TV isn't good for youForget everything you know about binge-watching TV. Alejandro "AJ" Fragoso has you beat.15 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhy bed bugs are harder than ever to get rid ofNew findings could explain why failures in the control of bed bug infestations are so common.14 Apr 10:00 PM
New Zealand$430k grant for cancer studyA team of Kiwi researchers have won funding to help tackle a mysterious protein that conspires against treatment for some forms of cancer.14 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionKath McPherson: Think outside the box to support risky researchCOMMENT: We believe that random funding is a fair and transparent way to choose between equally qualified applicants, writes Kath McPherson.14 Apr 02:06 AM
WorldWatch: Hawking joins futuristic bid to explore spaceAn Internet investor has enlisted famed physicist Stephen Hawking to help him with a futuristic plan for seeking life in outer space. (April 12)Watch12 Apr 09:34 PM
New ZealandTwelve Questions: Hamish CampbellPopular geologist and palaeontologist Hamish Campbell has co-written two of the definitive books on how New Zealand was formed.11 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAutism study to test impact of therapiesWith no cause and no cure, autism remains one of the most mind-bogglingly complex disorders for researchers to tackle.11 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Autism study to test impact of therapies on the brainDr Javier Virues-Ortega, director of the university's applied behaviour analysis programme, believes the project will be a pioneering effort to bring together behavioural and neuro-imaging experts to seek out any links or improvements therapies may have had on brain connectivity.Watch11 Apr 06:45 AM
New Zealand$250k of equipment lost in ice berg breakUp to $250,000 worth of scientific equipment might have just been lost with a pair of massive ice bergs which have broken off the Antarctic coastline.11 Apr 05:09 AM
New ZealandThe Pink and White Terraces not completely destroyed, scientists sayThe catastrophic eruption that wiped out the famed Pink and White Terraces may have been triggered by a build-up of magma beneath Lake Rotomahana.10 Apr 08:51 AM
New ZealandKiwi scientists take knowledge to worldHow do you stop cows burping? Or override Parkinson's disease? Jamie Morton celebrates 10 top pieces of Kiwi science and innovation.09 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandNasa balloon launch delayedNasa has postponed the launch of its data-gathering balloon from Wanaka because of the weather.08 Apr 08:38 PM
OpinionTherapeutic robotsAn interactive therapeutic robot, the Food and Drug Administration have categorised them as a class II medical device.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: NZ spider has fastest jaws in the WestWATCH: They don't look like much, but these tiny trap-jaw spiders found only in NZ and southern South America are the Beauden Barretts of the arachnid world.07 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleAll downhill after baby's first sugar hitWhy is it that by the time millions of us are adults, we are subsisting on diets full of saturated fats and processed sugars?07 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldTired of life on Earth? You could try MarsIt would take six to eight months' travel by rocket, if the planet is lined up with Earth in the right way.06 Apr 08:09 PM
Lifestyle5 most poisonous substances in the worldHere is a list of substances that are more poisonous than their LD50 values might indicate.06 Apr 01:25 AM
WorldResearchers create functioning skinLast year, in a lab in Japan, a mouse grew hair.05 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhy our fear of heights increases as we ageScared of looking down more than you used to be?05 Apr 12:53 AM
LifestyleIs there finally a cure for baldness?A breakthrough development in growing skin in labs could mean a lifetime with a full head of hair.04 Apr 03:45 AM
OpinionHow science can make your cooking betterFood is actually an engineered structure, consisting of water, proteins, carbohydrates and fats that each undergo a series of changes during mixing, whipping and cooking.01 Apr 07:40 PM
New ZealandRough touch turns us softUS researchers have confirmed a strange link between touching rough surfaces and feeling for others, which could help charities raise more money.01 Apr 04:00 PM
TechnologyWhat it's like to walk on MarsVisitors to an upcoming Mars exhibit at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center will be able to explore several sites on the red planet, reconstructed using real imagery from Nasa's Curiosity Mars Rover.01 Apr 04:00 PM
LifestyleWhy waking up in the dark makes you tiredIs your morning routine feeling like more of a battle lately?31 Mar 08:05 PM
New ZealandKids keep busy in robot labWith the touch of a button and a whirring sound, the robot was off.30 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandExpressway dig unearths human remainsWork on the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway unearthed a human skull today, which appears to have been buried in a kumara pit.30 Mar 04:23 AM
WorldMap shakes up views on frackingEarthquakes are a natural hazard - except when they're man-made.29 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleWhy 5sec rule is a mythFood that's only touched the floor for five seconds is okay to eat, isn't it?29 Mar 04:40 AM
New ZealandThe suburbs best for solar panelsLeafy suburbs like Parnell might be seen as Auckland's elite neighbourhoods but more affordable areas have the upper hand in something, it seems.28 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhy ugly parasites also need savingNew study shows challenging the immune systems of kakapo and other endangered species may help bring them back from the brink.28 Mar 03:22 AM
