The pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions will grow as the temperature rises, writes Gwynne Dyer, and the desire for "energy independence" will only get stronger as oil prices rise.

A senior government scientist was fired for allegedly allowing genetically modified ryegrass plants to flower and potentially release pollen without proper protection.

New Zealand scientists are hoping to produce a baby formula good enough to match the nutritional quality of breast milk.

Coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef has been reduced to half of what it was in the 1980s, an alarming new study has found.

New Zealand scientists have genetically engineered a cow that may be the first in the world to produce hypo-allergenic high-protein milk.

A Northland science teacher dismissed after he supported a gay rights protest at the Catholic school is considering legal action.

A two-and-a-half year expedition by the ship on which Sir Peter Blake was murdered continues his work under the oceans.

A Northland teacher who was suspended last month after he supported a pro-gay protest at the Catholic College he taught at has lost his job.

What are the benefits, if any? And is it inevitable? Two views from opposite sides of the argument from Agram chief executive Graeme Peters and university researcher Professor Jack Heinemann.

Varsity is quite a different kettle of kai moana these days, at least if you are studying the social sciences. It's like a cult.

New Zealand's role in the biggest scientific discovery in decades shows what can happen when kiwis get involved in international collaborations, says a leading physicist.