WorldAntarctica: Sir Ed's legend lives onNear the margin where Pram Point drops on to the McMurdo ice shelf stands a small shack, set against a dramatic and ever-changing Antarctic backdrop.20 Jan 12:28 AM
LifestyleWhy we love sleeping inIt's not the alarm clock's fault that you're not getting enough sleep.19 Jan 08:10 PM
WorldSize turns out to be a rather sticky problemIf Spider-Man were real, he would be forever falling off vertical walls and struggling to maintain credibility as a superhero, research suggests.19 Jan 07:00 PM
PropertyPenthouse address can cause deathThe penthouse has long been associated with wealth and prestige, but a new study suggests it could actually be the death of its inhabitants.19 Jan 07:00 PM
New ZealandScientists probe Antarctic ice sheetCall it extreme geology: a team of Kiwi scientists is venturing to a remote part of Antarctica to dig up ancient evidence of a warmer world.19 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandExploring Antarctica: the search for ancient waterHerald science reporter Jamie Morton is spending the next week in Antarctica and will be filing a regular diary from Scott Base.18 Jan 11:35 PM
BusinessSpaceX's 'hard landing' rocket explosionSpaceX founder Elon Musk has released video of its rocket tipping over upon landing and exploding.Watch18 Jan 07:33 PM
BusinessWatch: SpaceX's 'hard landing' explosionFalcon 9 rocket come close - but not close enough - to making the first sea landing of a booster rocket.18 Jan 06:00 PM
TechnologyTitanosaur revealed at Museum of Natural HistoryThe biggest creature to ever walk the surface of the earth is revealed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.Watch17 Jan 11:35 PM
BusinessSpaceX's rocket lands on bargeElon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 booster had a "hard landing" and broke a landing leg on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.17 Jan 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Thermal undies' for dronesSewing "thermal undies" for a drone is just one way Kiwi scientists have overcome the extremes of Antarctica to capture the frozen continent's delicate plant-life from the air.17 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhale watching: Oceania experience highlights work to doAn Auckland biodiversity student is part of a team of scientists researching and monitoring humpback whales and their migration in the Cook Islands.16 Jan 11:03 PM
WorldExploring Antarctica: Welcome to Scott BaseHerald science reporter Jamie Morton is spending the next week in Antarctica and will be filing a regular diary from Scott Base. Here is his second entry.16 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleCould a jab stop over-eating, drinking and smoking?A simple jab could stop cravings for alcohol, cigarettes and junk food, say scientists.16 Jan 06:18 AM
WorldExploring Antarctica: Vast, frozen and 4000km awayFreezing wind storms. Temperatures plunging to -40C. Months of perpetual daylight or darkness. These brutal, barely imaginable conditions seem positively Martian.16 Jan 03:46 AM
TechnologyScience & Tech: Self-driving carSelf-drive is set to take on a whole new meaning, transforming our cities, unclogging our roads and changing our very idea of car ownership.15 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandAntarctic diary: Preparing for the big chillHerald science reporter Jamie Morton will be filing regular stories from Antarctica's Scott Base over the next week, along with a daily diary entry. Here is his first.15 Jan 09:37 AM
WorldBenefits hidden deep in ice bergsMinerals released by giant icebergs capturing carbon is slowing the rate of global warming.12 Jan 08:33 PM
OpinionSo, what's the story with Bowie's eyes?The uncanny appearance of Bowie's eyes was ideal for a performer who embraced ideas of the alien, the outsider, the otherworldly and the occult, writes Kevin Hunt.12 Jan 07:31 PM
WorldMishap created life as we know itIn a paper published in the open access journal eLife this week, researchers say they have pinpointed what may well be one of evolution's greatest copy mess-ups yet.12 Jan 07:59 AM
TechnologyWatch: Houston Space CentreRetired NASA astronaut Fred Haise, of famous failed lunar mission, Apollo 13, gives a guided tour though the Houston Space Centre, TexasWatch12 Jan 07:26 AM
New ZealandTalk on fish line all about safetyScientists at the University of Auckland have proved that fish communicate to keep safe from predators in the same way animals such as chimpanzees and elephants do. The research - captured with an underwater GoPro camera is the first direct evidence that fish communicate to maintain group cohesion. Watch12 Jan 07:21 AM
WorldRefugee children may be taught by robotsGerman scientists think they have found the solution for young refugees who have entered Germany from war-torn countries and are seeking a better life.08 Jan 04:00 PM
TechnologySniffing around to find a way homeStuffing wool in a shark's nose suggests smell is vital for navigation.08 Jan 04:00 PM
TechnologyStrange but true: Mantises go to the moviesScientists have developed insect-sized three-dimensional glasses to prove that praying mantises see their world in 3D.08 Jan 04:00 PM
TechnologyMitten impossible: Kiwis nail VR gloveAir-guitar playing may never be the same again, thanks to a Kiwi innovation that could transform interactive games like Guitar Hero.07 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandTropical corals to help unlock ocean's secret historyKiwi scientists are set to unlock a secret history of the Pacific Ocean using tropical corals thousands of years old, in an $800,000, world-first study.07 Jan 08:04 AM
New ZealandSurf study tracks top breaksA gadget only a little more high-tech than your average waterproof watch will play a key role in a study assessing New Zealand's best surf breaks.06 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandCampaign to clean up waterwaysA campaign calling for cleaner lakes and rivers has been launched this summer, as monitoring data shows many spots across the country remain unsafe for a dip.05 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandDeluge no relief for parched farmsDays of widespread rainfall might have washed out the holidays for summer campers, but for farmers in many places it's been merely a drop of what's needed to replenish drought-parched soils.03 Jan 04:00 PM
TechnologyTraining drones to be friendsDrones, the source of that new low buzzing sound coming from your local park, were one of the most popular tech Christmas presents this year.01 Jan 04:00 PM
TechnologyBlue butterfly's tale a conservation classicIf I had been given one wish as a child, it would have been that the Tasmanian tiger wasn't extinct. To me, extinction was a tragedy.01 Jan 04:00 PM
