A major 1080 poison offensive succeeded in wiping out 95 per cent of rats and 85 per cent of stoats in targeted forests around the country.

Humans who have had their DNA genetically modified could exist within two years after a private biotech company announced plans to start the first trials into a ground-breaking new technique.

Living relatives of a 7-year-old boy, sacrificed in a gruesome ceremony by Incans 500 years ago, have been tracked down using genetic technology.

NANOGIRL: Welcome to the world of "in-vitro meat".

Scientists say Greenland just opened up a major new "floodgate" of ice into the ocean.

Sarah Thomson wasn't happy with the targets the Government has set to combating climate change - so now she's taking it to court.

The pioneer of the world's first lab-grown burger expects cultured meat to eventually replace traditionally-farmed beef.

Firstly, can you describe your research programme on the ice, how this project has been developed, and how many scientists are involved?

Dr Craig Stevens is part of a team camping at McMurdo Sound to investigate why Antarctic sea ice is not shrinking at the same rate as Arctic sea ice.

The rugby party continues as we welcome home the All Blacks with their newly- engraved Webb Ellis cup.

Researchers have developed a protein-based drug that offers a potential breakthrough treatment for those with severe brain and spinal cord injuries.

The spuds Matt Damon's stranded astronaut Mark Watney grew in The Martian may be closer to science fact than science fiction, say Kiwi and Australian researchers.

The potential hand of climate change in one of the worst storms ever to hit Northland has been revealed in a new study.

Researchers are attempting to go inside the minds of infants to get a baby's-eye-view of the first years of life.

When it comes to birds, the ladies are just as capable of glamming up their style as the blokes are - just only when they need to.

Ensuring our water is clean enough to swim in is a major aspiration of a just-launched charitable foundation to help solve the country's biggest environmental challenges.

A bit of Kiwi ingenuity and an epic road trip will ultimately help a team of scientists understand how Antarctica's vast Ross Ice Shelf might respond to future warming.

Clergymen attempting to prove claims that a skull found in a Worcestershire church vault is that of William Shakespeare have been thwarted by a senior church lawyer who has barred them from carrying....

In an experiment co-funded by the Korean and New Zealand Governments robots have been given to four elderly Gore patients.

A new documentary will show the moment a marine biologist was bitten in the head by a shark in Fiordland.

The phenomenon of 3D printing has given us printed guns, printed cars and printed hamburgers - now it might have ushered in the age of printed hair.

One of my favourite events of the year took place this week and I was lucky enough to be involved again for the fourth year running.

A New Zealand bid to establish the world's largest marine reserve in Antarctica is a step closer after China agreed to support the project.

What began as a hobby with dad has developed into an award-winning talent for a Christchurch student.

With two days to go, Massey University answers the hot questions on performance, featuring specialist opinion from across the university

Family members could be kept alive forever virtually so living relatives could interact with their avatars, an academic has suggested.

The same team of scientists that helped rescue a multi-billion dollar industry from the Psa-V virus is now eyeing another huge challenge.

It's understood that the biggest losses would be in the study areas of greenhouse gases and field work.

New findings pave the way for the first medicine to ease the difficulty many autistic children have in interacting.