Opinion<i>Jesse Dykstra:</i> Climate change, natural disasters and human vulnerabilityIs climate change the greatest modern threat?07 Jan 01:03 AM
New ZealandGrowing anxiety over ban on herbal remediesHundreds of herbal medicinal products will be banned from sale in Britain next year.30 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ company contributes to strawberry researchScientists from 38 organisations in ten countries collaborated to publish the complete DNA sequence of the woodland strawberry.27 Dec 03:43 AM
New ZealandFiles shine light on UFO sightingsNZ's most famous UFO sighting was a moving cluster of bright lights five times the size of a large fishing vessel that dazzled and spooked the occupants of a small plane, files released today reveal.22 Dec 03:10 AM
New ZealandThousands watch lunar eclipse from NZ (+photos)Thousands of people turned their eyes to the sky for the first lunar eclipse visible from NZ in three years.21 Dec 09:51 PM
New ZealandFront may obscure lunar eclipseA front rolling across the country is set to obscure the first lunar eclipse in NZ skies in almost three years.20 Dec 09:41 PM
EnergyThe carbon detectivesCutting greenhouse-gas emissions is challenging enough. But what if we can't even measure the pollution we're trying to reduce?19 Dec 04:30 PM
RoyalsEmbalmed head of French king found - scientistsThe embalmed head of one of the most infamous kings of France has been identified by scientists 400 years after his assassination.15 Dec 08:55 PM
LifestyleScientists find there is such a thing as beauty sleepResearchers claim to have found the first proof that getting a regular eight hours' sleep a night can make you appear more attractive.15 Dec 12:32 AM
WorldHIV breakthrough reportedDoctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure.14 Dec 08:38 PM
WorldThe $10,000 human genomeYou can sequence your own genome for $10,000 USD - and it will only take around eight days to complete.11 Dec 11:29 PM
WorldNobel laureates receive prizesThe 2010 Nobel laureates in literature, economics, physics and chemistry received their prizes in Stockholm last night.10 Dec 06:45 PM
OpinionBirth from the inside outWhere would the world of childbirth be without those uninhibited European women who feature so prominently in birthing videos?08 Dec 09:04 PM
