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
New ZealandKiwi's key to ancient seasResearch by an Otago University geology student has uncovered a strange pre-Ice Age world where primitive porpoises and baleen whales roamed the North Pacific alongside comparatively modern marine mammals.06 Feb 04:30 PM
TechnologyWhat's life like on the red planet?If your body was laid bare to the alien environment of Mars, the vacuum of space would boil every fluid in it, then freeze-dry your remains.06 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldBumblebees could fly over Mt Everest - studyThe flight of the bumblebee - once thought to be aerodynamically impossible - has proven to be even more scientifically astounding than previously believed.05 Feb 12:59 AM
WorldAbbott: the world's most anti-green PM?Tony Abbott's administration has been accused of being the most conservation-hostile in living memory.04 Feb 08:37 PM
New ZealandTesting ability queriedDairy giant Fonterra is calling for government laboratories to be better equipped to identify bugs in food, after finding E.coli bacteria in its fresh cream.01 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCavers discover our deepest secretIt's taken more than 50 years but the deepest cave system in the Southern Hemisphere has been found - in New Zealand.31 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleBreast cancer breakthroughResearchers are encouraged by the early findings of a major NZ study to find a better way to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer.30 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandOld trees don't slow down as they ageNZ researchers have helped to shatter a common assumption about how trees grow, finding that larger, older trees keep bulking up and can be "star players" at sucking carbon from the atmosphere.30 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandStunning new Antarctic map publishedNew Zealand scientists have spent six years updating a seminal map of Antarctica completed by colleagues 50 years ago, and they hope it will help to unlock the degree and impacts of climate change.28 Jan 03:35 AM
OpinionBob Jones: Without humanities, science could destroy usI marvel at each scientific discovery but what concerns me is the scorn applied to humanities study these developments have induced, writes Bob Jones.27 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleVitamin D fails in studyVitamin D supplements provide little - if any - health benefits, a study shows.25 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandLeader of ill-fated Antarctic Expedition apologisesThe leader of the ill-fated Australasian Antarctic Expedition has apologised for the inconvenience caused to rescuers, while authorities estimate the bill could reach $2.6m.22 Jan 06:50 PM
LifestyleKiwis ponder fertility puzzle's next pieceKiwi scientists who helped to pinpoint the 'microchip' in our brain that can control fertility are now working on the next crucial piece in the puzzle - how to influence it.22 Jan 04:30 PM
