International researchers are coming together to investigate a powerful force that lurks hundreds of metres deep in the Tasman Sea.

The first new antibiotic to be discovered in nearly 30 years has been hailed as a "paradigm shift" in the fight against the growing resistance to such drugs.

A state-of-the-art laboratory near Franz Josef Glacier is being packed up after an ambitious drilling operation came to a premature end before scientists could bore through the high-risk Alpine Fault.

New Zealand's Lake Tekapo has been ranked one of the best spots in the world for stargazing.

Eight new planets have been discovered orbiting at a distance where oceans and life could exist - and two are the most similar to Earth found to date.

A Kiwi-led research breakthrough could see defective genes replaced with custom-designed DNA - a move that would combat hundreds of different diseases.

Losing our native species is not an inevitability but a choice - and one that could hurt New Zealand in more ways than we realise.

1976, young microbiologist Peter Piot was sent to investigate an outbreak of a mysterious virus in a remote part of Congo, he could never have predicted how it would change his life.

Tom Chivers During a conversation with a doctor a couple of years ago, the subject of cancer diagnoses came up, in a tangential way.

A newly discovered beetle has been named after television naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

For many people, getting older brings a catalogue of vision problems that make everyday tasks such as reading and driving a challenge.

You can take a role in testing the effect of warming skin on memory. Or you can involve yourself in a bid to land a spaceship on the Moon....

A world-class surfing spot and one of Northland's most picturesque strands of coastline are among more than 40 swimming beaches hit with a "caution" label for water quality.

The Rosetta mission, which has for the first time put a spacecraft in orbit around a comet and landed a robotic probe on its surface...

The Year 2038 problem could cause a large number of the world's computers to stop working at 3.14am on Tuesday January 18, 2038.

China's government is said to be lifting a ban on imports of a genetically-modified corn variety that's commonly grown in the US.

French gourmets have traditionally shunned hot, spicy food - so they may be a little piqued by a study indicating that curry-loving men have higher testosterone.

Kiwis will have a chance to see one of the most world's spectacular meteor showers with the naked eye in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

The US Navy is working on a robotic fish that will be able to swim undetected into hostile waters and send back information on opponents' ships.

Exclusive: Some 268,000 tonnes of plastic are floating in the world's oceans. Here, we look at where it's to be found. Each dot on the map represents 20kg of plastic.

From potential taxes on sugary drinks to the ancestry of our kiwi, science has offered plenty of headlines this year.

Perth beachgoers are being urged to take extra care after a spate of shark sightings.