TechnologyOn hold: the cellphone tumour rumourWith a pending World Health Organisation report on the effects of mobile phone usage on the brain, the evidence so far is pointing to good news. However, much is still unknown.20 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandNZ surgeon describes separating twinsA NZ surgeon who helped separate conjoined twins says none of the complications they had allowed for materialised.17 Nov 08:46 PM
New ZealandStudy models likely destruction from tsunamiImpact of tsunami on Auckland would be widespread but not deadly.14 Nov 07:52 PM
New ZealandDeepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographedNew Zealand scientists have captured the first images of the snailfish Notoliparis kermadecensis.13 Nov 07:03 AM
EnvironmentUS jet tests gas levels in sweep of NZ atmosphereAmerican scientists swooped over New Zealand yesterday to take measurements of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.10 Nov 03:00 PM
New Zealand<i>Lifelessons:</i> Vickie Shim, ScientistI'll never forget the moment I arrived at Auckland airport from South Korea about 15 years ago.08 Nov 03:00 PM
EconomyClean dream - a U.S energy transformationBarack Obama has a vision of a fundamental US energy makeover, moving from fossil fuels such as coal and oil to renewable sources including solar and wind.08 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandIceberg on its way to our shoresA massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.07 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandDinosaur footprints found in Nelson (+video)70 million-year-old prints are the first dinosaur footprints recognised in New Zealand and the first evidence of dinosaurs in the South Island.07 Nov 12:07 AM
BusinessGM grass trial aims to cut cows' gasAgResearch plans to grow genetically modified grass created to cut the greenhouse gases produced by cows.05 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandIt's patently clear Kiwi inventors are falling behindWe invented the commercial bungy and, arguably, the aeroplane, but a recent study suggests New Zealand is struggling to keep up in the invention stakes.30 Oct 03:00 PM
LifestyleGrandmas: Good for girls, bad for boysStudy shows only granddaughters are likely to benefit from having their paternal grandmothers involved in their early lives.27 Oct 09:00 PM
New ZealandArmed robber busted by blood-sucking leechTasmanian police found only one piece of forensic evidence at the crime scene: a leech, engorged with blood.20 Oct 08:52 PM
New ZealandTempers flare at dog-death meetingA woman was thrown out of a meeting on the North Shore's beach poisonings when she hurled objects at a Department of Conservation speaker.14 Oct 03:00 PM
