Why care about Antarctica? what happens there, matters here, Jamie Morton explains.

Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys are among the most inhospitable places on Earth.

Maps reveal how NZ's seismicity stacks up against other shaky parts of the planet.

Report finds progress between Years 4 and 8 is too slow in all subjects.

He Jiankui claimed to have produced the world's first gene-edited babies.

Construction boom in China unearths so many fossils that 70 new species have been named.

We've only scratched at the surface in past 50 years.

We'll soon be able to reveal climate change's hand in extreme weather - and in real time.

Kiwi-made tech paves the way to move MRI brain imaging outside large imaging suites.

Scientists explain why we shouldn't like the taste of coffee, yet we do.

COMMENT: New research reveals why some spines are easier to remove than others.

White Island's rising crater lake could overflow midway through next year, scientists say.

Scientists said the risks are too great to permit clinical trials at this time.

Scientist's experiment to alter the DNA of twin babies could have far-reaching effects.

Scientists say they're settled on the long-lost Pink and White Terraces' former location.

Here are four possible scenarios.

There's a 50/50 chance of a typical NZ summer – or one even balmier than normal.

Researchers exploring stress in Canterbury district rocked by quakes, drought and storms.

Nanogirl and company present Mātātoa in Whanganui

Researchers concerned over rising number of NZ cases of anti-microbial resistant bug CPE.

US has pulled off seven landings in three decades - but this one won't be easy.

Canada has lessons for New Zealand on regulating legal cannabis.

A Chinese researcher claims he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies.

Scientists explain why some people are more prone to bites than others.

COMMENT: How often you cry is highly influenced by social and cultural factors.

It's one of the first signs of an advanced alien civilisation.

We're now closer to giving androids greater facial expressions to communicate with.

COMMENT: Ionic wind effect could provide enough propulsion for a large commercial plane.

Study to investigate how problem drinking is worsening NZ's shocking child abuse rates.

And why the study's eyebrow-raising results differed considerably for women.