AirlinesForget plastic-free Feb, try no-fly 2019There are signs that pledges to give up flying are gaining traction.01 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand5.0 quake hits East CoastA magnitude 5 earthquake has struck off the North Island's East Coast this morning.28 Feb 09:24 PM
New ZealandThe heat won't be beat: NZ to stay warm over autumnHotter temperatures the norm for NZ over autumn, with no rain in sight for dry Nelson.28 Feb 12:34 AM
WorldUniversity professor accused of selling student's research for millionsStudent Kishore Cholkar's research involved nanotechnology.27 Feb 06:16 PM
New ZealandDrone footage captures bubbling White Island crater lakeThe video shows an eagle-eye view of the slime-green crater lake bubbling aggressively.27 Feb 04:08 AM
New ZealandReturn of the right whales: making way for rare ocean giantsSouthern right whales could be rediscovering old migratory paths to NZ, researchers say.26 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ school students join global strike for climateNZ school students plan to join a global "strike for climate" on March 15.26 Feb 05:40 AM
New ZealandWhy NZ shouldn't be waiting to tackle methaneWith methane emissions soaring, NZ shouldn't be waiting for a solution, scientist says.25 Feb 09:14 PM
New ZealandDiet drinks linked to stroke in controversial studyFood industry group says diet drink/stroke study is fake news25 Feb 04:42 AM
TechnologyRocket science: Students' 9km-high microbiology experimentCanterbury University students Matthew Furkert, Jack Davies, Robbie Grove and Thomas Bell have sent a rocket 31,000 feet above the Waikato countryside.Watch24 Feb 10:35 PM
New ZealandRocket science: students' 9km-high microbiology experimentA group of students have launched themselves into the record books with an odd experiment.24 Feb 10:05 PM
New ZealandMichael J Fox backs $200,000 Kiwi studyHollywood star Michael J Fox's charity is funding promising NZ Parkinson's research.24 Feb 04:00 PM
TechnologySecret visit before mysterious deathHe was a pioneering computer scientist who died in mysterious circumstances.24 Feb 03:21 AM
New ZealandWhat this bird's plight means for threatened species everywhereNZ's hihi shows threatened species are having a tougher time adapting to a changing world.23 Feb 09:58 PM
New ZealandWeird Science: Is evolution to blame for phone distraction?Technoference is a growing problem in modern relationships. Is human evolution to blame?22 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonHow to stop poisoning the ocean with plastic every time you wash your clothesCOMMENT: It's time to make polluting fashion go out of trend.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's mysterious, lost adzebill hailed from AfricaScientists draw another curious link between NZ's ancient bird species and Madagascar.21 Feb 09:27 PM
LifestyleHigh-fat diets hurt the helpful bugs within usEating a high-fat diet is bad for the bugs that live within us and help our health.20 Feb 02:15 AM
New ZealandLost Haast's eagle hailed from Aussie, but became a monster hereThe lost Haast's eagle arrived here from Australia to become a global giant, study finds.19 Feb 09:50 PM
New ZealandKiller shot: scientist's incredible whale encounter"The only way I can describe it is like when a cat offers you a mouse," diver says.19 Feb 07:33 PM
New ZealandKiwis go crazy for stunning supermoonMuch of New Zealand was bathed in the glow of the moon in perigee last night.19 Feb 07:03 PM
New ZealandSupermoon rising: why tonight's lunar spectacle is specialThe best of a trio of "supermoons" rises tonight. And no, it won't send you barking mad.19 Feb 12:45 AM
New ZealandBite-sized device a new take on wearable techYou might have heard of wearable gadgets – but how about chewable technology?18 Feb 10:53 PM
WorldTime in space may change activity of human genesTest of genetic doubles gave scientists the opportunity to track details of human biology.17 Feb 04:00 PM
RoyalsWhat's love got to do with it?For universities around the world, the study of love has proven to be a winning formula.17 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldHow a 13 year-old's strike against climate change exploded into a movementStudents in China want to join Alexandria Villasenor's climate change movement.17 Feb 02:43 AM
New ZealandWhy our 'junk' DNA could be hiding disease breakthroughsScientists have shed fresh light on why seemingly unrelated diseases so often go together.16 Feb 08:00 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonShould breast cancer screening start at 35?COMMENT: Research shows reducing the age for free mammograms to 35 could save lives.15 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWeird Science: Did Jaws kill off The Meg?The gigantic megalodon went extinct earlier than thought - with the great white to blame.15 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand3D printing and century-old specimens saving gulf seabirdCentury-old bird specimens may be key to saving an under-threat Hauraki Gulf species.15 Feb 05:00 AM
New ZealandNZ scientists awed at buoys' 6500km, year-long journeyBuoys dropped in the world's strongest ocean current have travelled 6500km in just a year.15 Feb 03:26 AM
New ZealandQ&A: Why we must hasten action on climate changeLast summer's record-hot temperatures are a warning about our future, scientist says.15 Feb 03:11 AM
New ZealandWairoa caves could predict the next big earthquakeStalagmites and stalactites could predict the next big quake, or the next super-eruption.13 Feb 08:59 PM
New ZealandScientists re-write Mt Taranaki's explosive historyStudy reveals Taranaki blew more recently than we thought - with a warning for the future.13 Feb 01:54 AM
