New ZealandHauraki Plains checked for toxic leaksA UK scientist who linked old mining operations to serious floodwater contamination in Wales has begun a similar investigation in the Hauraki Plains.09 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandBrain focus of promising researchOxygen-deprived babies born with brain damage could make miraculous recoveries thanks to research that aims to help prevent the injury spreading.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandIs there still sexism in science?Dr Nicola Gaston tells a story about an encounter at an international conference dinner one night in 2012.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandScientists begin to unlock Parkinson's mysteryThe brains of patients with Parkinson's disease who had deep brain stimulation treatment produced new stem cells, according to new research.09 Mar 04:30 PM
TechnologyNext frontier: 3D body parts?It's been called the poor man's teleporter, based on the fictional Star Trek invention that beamed humans on to hostile planets and reassembled them, molecule by molecule.07 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandUsing the past to predict future lava flowsA look into how some of New Zealand's biggest volcanoes erupted hundreds of years ago could help predict lava flows for future eruptions.07 Mar 03:28 AM
New ZealandScientists probe lake heatFrom the steaming banks of Lake Rotomahana, watching a man hanging off the side of a boat and dropping a strange yellow object into the water may seem an odd sight.05 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldScientists revive 30,000-year-old virusScientists have uncovered an infectious giant virus that had been entombed in Siberian permafrost for 30,000 years.04 Mar 10:00 PM
WorldNew Stonehenge music theoryThe pillars that form Stonehenge may have been chosen because they were like sacred "prehistoric glockenspiels", according to researchers.04 Mar 08:06 PM
New ZealandNew marine reserves: Protecting paradiseThere's no signpost to say you're nearing New Zealand's subantarctic islands, but a welcome that's a little more dramatic.04 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldNoses and ears created in labEars and noses could be grown in a laboratory and transplanted into humans using a technique developed by British scientists.02 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandRobots whirr into elderly careA future where our elderly have faithful robot servants to look after them might be closer than we think, with the Govt offering researchers new cash to push the concept forward.28 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldTiny gem the oldest piece of Earth ever foundA gem found on a sheep ranch in Australia has been found to have formed 4.4 billion years ago - making it the oldest piece of our planet ever recorded.24 Feb 08:35 PM
WorldGlobal warming 'pause' linkThe impact of volcanic eruptions on global warming could provide a new explanation for the so-called “pause” used by sceptics to deny climate change, scientists say.23 Feb 09:00 PM
AgribusinessPigging out proves profitableHow do you stop truckloads of unsaleable food from going to the dump - and turn it into something useful? Put a few thousand piggies in the middle.19 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldWhat's behind (or under) sinkholes?There's been plenty of news lately about sinkholes. What exactly are they - and why do so many seem to be opening up around the Earth?18 Feb 10:27 PM
New ZealandCash for scientists helps keep bright ideas aliveOne day in the 1980s, a scientist took a bizarre phone call about a sheep in Canterbury that couldn't stop having triplets.17 Feb 04:30 PM
LifestyleBaby affects dad's body too: studyMost couples will testify that their sex life plummets on the birth of a new baby, with new mothers often worrying that they are no longer attractive16 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandSecrets of a Trojan femaleUsing advances in genetic science, a small research team are testing whether it is possible to make an evolutionary loophole work to the advantage of pest control.14 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAgent 007 crow cracks his meaty problemThey call him 007 because he gets the job done - and for this feathered little thinker, doing so was quite the task.14 Feb 04:30 PM
Small BusinessSuccess: Farming smarter, not harderCrisis shows the value of taking a scientific approach to agriculture.13 Feb 06:15 PM
New ZealandRangitoto gives clues on next blastDigging deep into Rangitoto Island has begun to reveal the explosive secrets of Auckland's youngest volcano - and the risk the city could face in future eruptions.11 Feb 08:50 PM
WorldBrilliant Venus tricks eye with special glowScientists have finally come up with an explanation for a visual illusion that was first identified in the 16th century by Galileo Galilei.11 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandOut of the office, off to workMark Orams will research mammals on the Blake expedition to the Auckland Islands.10 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandAdventure and lessons in the coldThis week we profile five of the expedition's members, starting with Shelley Campbell, CEO of the Sir Peter Blake Trust.09 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe lost IslandsIn his last months, Sir Peter Blake spoke of something alarming happening in his familiar Southern Ocean.09 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldExplorer above and below wavesThe final portion has been raised to build oceanographer Jacques Rougerie's gigantic, solar-powered, floating aquatic observation vessel.08 Feb 04:30 PM
SportGene doping looms as the next big cheat"Bionic man is not far away". That's the assessment of World Anti-Doping Agency director-general David Howman as his organisation.08 Feb 04:47 AM
WorldMonster jellyfish stuns scientists'Wow, this guy's a whopper,' said experts of a 1.5m monster jellyfish that washed up on a Hobart beach last month. So what does its sting feel like?06 Feb 08:45 PM
