The killing of 14 endangered weka by a dog on Kawau Island has prompted the Department of Conservation to introduce DNA testing.

It is very possible that faults buried beneath the ephemeral surface of the Canterbury Plains may not have been discovered yet.

Peter Wood writes on the importance of resuming commerce after an emergency.

With planning and a bit of luck it's possible to survive a natural disaster without major loss of life.

Citizen cyberscience is a grass-roots initiative that harnesses the power of online volunteers.

The fault that ruptured the surface of Canterbury paddocks and produced the magnitude 7.1 earthquake has been quiet for at least 16,000 years.

Chris de Freitas says risk-management planning can help society in practical and economic ways.

Read the facts about this morning's quake, Christchurch's faultlines and the many aftershocks that have rocked the city.

The overall impression given by the media is that this year’s flood is unprecedented. But is it?

NZ researchers have transformed one kiwifruit into 100 plastic spoons and sewage into power.

Standing on snakes and having trees fall on him are all in a day's work for the archaeologist who's been called Auckland's Indiana Jones.

The first draft of the Neanderthal genome suggests that humans and Neanderthals once interbred, writes Mary Gray.

Now 22 years old, the IPCC is in need of structural reform to defuse ongoing attacks from its detractors.

Scientists have found the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.

The international panel set up to advise governments on the effects of global warming 'needs a major overhaul', a report says.

Dita De Boni on why she supports calls to allow IVF egg donors to be paid.

Although we're in a period of maximum solar activity, picking a good night to spot aurora isn't that straightforward.

New Zealand fertility experts are asking whether money could be offered to encourage men and women to donate sperm and eggs for childless couples.

One of NZ's greatest scientists was investigated by Britain's MI5 as a suspect in passing information to Russia on the first atomic bombs, according to newly released files.

In an effort to control the spread of bacteria which are harmful to humans, the science world is always coming up with interesting innovations.

Scientists will use DNA profiling for the first time to count the critically endangered Maui dolphins.

If your job seems a bit humdrum, what should you do? If you're anything like these two Auckland creatives, you self-publish something that combines your passions for art and science.

Rachael Darcie McKinnon rounds up the best the web has to offer.

Could we be heading towards a future in which technology blurs the line between living and non-living machines?