New ZealandReduce dissections in uni, petition saysCalls are being made to remove dissections from first-year courses as the killing of animals at universities comes under fresh scrutiny.17 May 05:00 PM
EconomyStart-ups' R&D boost 'fantastic'Start-ups pouring money into research and development will get a cash-flow boost under a tax measure that is seen as a "great response" to the sector's challenges.15 May 05:00 PM
WorldSecret of why lightning strikesIt is said that lightning never strikes twice. But scientists have long been puzzled as to how lightning even strikes at all.15 May 05:53 AM
New ZealandPre-historic NZ sea lion discoveredScientists have discovered a pre-historic mainland species of sea lion thought to have been wiped out by Polynesian settlers and replaced by the modern NZ sea lion.14 May 04:42 AM
New Zealand8 giant prehistoric water monstersBones discovered over 30 years ago in the Waipara River in Canterbury have now been identified as the elasmosaurs. Here are eight sea monsters that once cruised in the earth's waters.14 May 03:30 AM
New ZealandMoa and kiwi not so close - studyA new study has put even more genetic distance between the extinct moa and their old bush mates, the kiwi, but found similarities with a South American bird.13 May 10:16 PM
New ZealandNZ Nessie mystery solvedCall it the Cretaceous cold case. For years scientists were puzzled by bones found in a Canterbury river in 1982. Which sea monster did they belong to?13 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandSheepskin science to bust low value reputationA research breakthrough could net our economy $125 million each year by combining cutting-edge technology with something New Zealand famously has in abundance - sheep.13 May 05:30 PM
TechnologyJames Cameron: Missing sub 'a tragic loss for deep science'Hollywood director James Cameron is among those lamenting the loss of a robotic research submarine which imploded in the Kermadec Trench.13 May 04:24 AM
TravelAirports minus queues equals...How do you load a plane quicker? New research suggests a lengthy airport gate queues could be slashed by seating passengers according to their hand luggage.12 May 09:05 PM
LifestyleTaking control of your dreams with electric probesResearchers in Germany have developed a way of enabling sleepers to control their dreams by applying electric current to the brain which prompts lucid dreams, involving a state of heightened awareness.12 May 04:52 AM
LifestyleCould polar bears help cure obesity?Polar bears may hold the answer to the obesity crisis in their genes, new research has shown.11 May 09:35 PM
EconomyGas flares hidden off NZ coastA survey off the North Island's East Coast has uncovered a huge hidden network of frozen methane and methane gas.11 May 08:34 PM
New ZealandNZ's 'silent quakes' in major studyIt's one of NZ's biggest natural disaster risk zones. Now scientists hope to know more about a rare quake phenomenon happening off the North Island's Poverty Bay.11 May 08:22 PM
ManufacturingRunning-shoe claims pulled after lawsuitKiwi experts are not surprised a manufacturer of toe-sock running shoes has revealed there is no scientific proof that wearing its product has added health benefits.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew 'rock snot' theory rejected by NZ scientistsKiwi scientists have been left unconvinced by a new US study suggesting the pest didymo is not a recently-introduced foreign invader, but the result of native species responding to environmental change.10 May 03:52 AM
TechnologyPareidolia: Don't worry, it's normalScientists say it’s common for people to see non-existent features because human brains are uniquely wired to recognise faces, so that even when there’s only a slight suggestion of facial features the brain automatically interprets it as a face.10 May 12:17 AM
LifestyleSeeing Jesus on a slice of toast is normalA new study has added further evidence to the theory that we can’t help seeing faces in random data: we’re hard-wired to recognise human faces.09 May 11:54 PM
LifestyleThe paradoxes of scienceIn a Canvas exclusive, Eleanor Catton talks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about physics, life, the universe and everything.09 May 09:00 PM
World'Weird trick' to build pyramidsJust how did the ancient Egyptians shift stones weighing as much as 2.5-tonnes with technology no more complex than a sledge?08 May 05:14 AM
TechnologyGames and the real worldA study into muscle movements in teen gamers may shed light on links between violent video games and real life aggression.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCrusading forensic scientist Dr Jim Sprott dies at 89Dr Jim Sprott, crusading forensic scientist and controversial cot-death and road safety campaigner, has died in Auckland, aged 89.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDramatic stunts get students hooked on scienceTom Pringle has accidentally set his head alight, had a potato cannon explode in his hands and dyed his tongue blue with a mouthful of nasty chemicals.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandDrug trials on animals needed: expertOne of the scientists designing the testing regime for synthetic drugs says trialling novel drugs on humans without testing them on animals first is likely to be considered unethical in NZ.02 May 05:00 PM
WorldHawking: AI could end civilisationStephen Hawking explains why he believes Artificial-intelligence could be the worst thing the human race does to itself - and the last thing it does too.01 May 10:53 PM
New ZealandDNA detectives trace humansA Kiwi researcher has helped advance one of science's most intriguing concepts - using our DNA to reveal where we came from.01 May 05:00 PM
WorldHuman stem cells used to fix damaged monkey heartsThe damaged hearts of laboratory monkeys have been repaired successfully for the first time with human stem cells.01 May 06:30 AM
