KahuCaution over DNA testing to 'prove' raceScientist "concerned" DNA testers claim they can pinpoint a person's racial ancestry.12 Apr 12:59 PM
New ZealandTest could slow spread of antibiotic resistanceUniversity of Otago has received a $150,000 explorer grant.10 Apr 01:26 AM
New ZealandDNA test could solve Nessie mysteryNZ scientist set to test the waters of Loch Ness to determine if Nessie exists.02 Apr 09:48 PM
New ZealandDisobedient teacher broke all the rulesWelby Ings believes teachers need to disobey rules to help students believe in themselves.02 Apr 03:05 AM
New ZealandOtago Uni's Hyde St Party: 10 arrestsUp to 3600 students were out in force at the event.01 Apr 06:58 AM
New ZealandLead fumes in urban centres pose riskA study has revealed lead concentrations in some NZ centres exceed health guidelines.29 Mar 02:55 AM
New Zealand'Quake brain' affects Cantabrians' memoryResearch showed there was likely to have been a significant effect on memory.28 Mar 09:43 PM
New ZealandLead exposure linked to lower IQ: studyPoorer outcomes for some blamed on NZ's leaded petrol.28 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleKiwi women failing to track fertility timingMany Kiwi women can't correctly pinpoint their fertile window, a new study suggests.27 Mar 01:13 AM
New ZealandMajor win for world-famous Dunedin StudyThe world's most detailed human data collection wins our biggest cash award for science.21 Mar 03:30 AM
New Zealand'Fail grade' for NZ's environmental futureNZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.20 Mar 07:30 PM
New Zealand$1.6 million boost for diabetes studyThe New Zealand Health Research Council has injected $1.6 million into a research project to tackle diabetes.14 Mar 11:56 PM
New ZealandQ&A: Rewiring the brain to ease our painBy better understanding how our brains work, can we change how we feel pain? A world-leading Kiwi neuroscientist, back in New Zealand, talks to science reporter Jamie Morton.14 Mar 06:12 AM
New ZealandStudent raises money by couch surfingA university student is juggling a law degree while remaining technically homeless as she bounces from flat to flat, raising money for a scholarship fund.14 Mar 05:03 AM
New ZealandBroken glass on streets still an issueChildren appeal to Otago students to throw their glass away.13 Mar 06:49 PM
New ZealandResult after decade of work on atomsKiwi scientists have found an intriguing new way to control individual atoms.07 Mar 10:18 PM
New ZealandRevealed: New Zealand's best universitiesNew Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.07 Mar 06:01 PM
New ZealandQuestions over 'click away pain' penA pain which promises to click away pain with the power of rose quartz is under scrutiny from Consumer NZ.04 Mar 06:33 AM
New ZealandHow climate change could put us in dangerTravel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.01 Mar 07:59 AM
New ZealandStudents upset at assaults by non-studentsFour Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.22 Feb 10:03 PM
New ZealandVitamin D reduces colds, fluDaily and weekly doses effective, but not monthly.16 Feb 10:05 PM
WorldClimate change: How our ancestors copedMankind is already adapting to the widespread impacts of future climate change - but how did we do it in the past? A Kiwi researcher has helped explain.15 Feb 02:25 AM
New ZealandWhales, drones and ice: Bold Kiwi studiesWhales, toothfish and the confounding puzzle that is Antarctica's sea ice will be targeted in six bold new Kiwi studies to be carried out on the frozen continent and in the Southern Ocean.13 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandPreparing New Zealand for climate changePreparing New Zealand's water stores for a warmer climate is a major focus of new research projects just awarded more than $2 million.13 Feb 07:50 PM
KahuOpen letter: 'It's time to say sorry'Prominent Kiwis have banded together to demand an independent inquiry into the claims of sexual and physical abuse of children in state care.12 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Drones spy on NZ volcanoesKiwi scientists could soon have a new way to safely get an up-close look at erupting volcanoes: send in the drone.09 Feb 05:21 AM
KahuKey to tackling diabetes could lie in our gutKiwi researchers will investigate whether microbes found inside our gut could hold the key to battling the development of diabetes.08 Feb 11:20 PM
LifestyleWant to feel better? Eat fruit and vegLifting your intake of fruit and vegetables can make a difference to the way you feel in just a couple of weeks, a University of Otago study has found.08 Feb 05:55 PM
New ZealandAcademics slam 'double-standard' on IsraelKiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.08 Feb 04:35 AM
New ZealandSix60 gig balcony collapse 'failings'A new report about the collapse of a balcony at a student concert in Dunedin has revealed a number of failings.03 Feb 07:51 AM
New ZealandPredator-free NZ: The seven big questionsToday marks six months since the Government announced an ambitious plan to rid New Zealand of pest predators by 2050. Is the concept possible, or even safe?24 Jan 10:14 PM
New ZealandWhy NZ rivers, lakes are becoming unsafeThe state of our rivers and lakes has predictably come under intensified focus this summer, as Kiwis head to their favourite watering holes.23 Jan 10:46 PM
EntertainmentNZ smoking study grills Bond's licence to killJames Bond might have stubbed out his last cigarette - but the spectre of smoking still lingers over 007's films today, Kiwi researchers say.16 Jan 11:30 PM
New ZealandTop scholars: Where are they now?Catching up with the nine top scholars from 2015 NCEA exams, a year on from their results.15 Jan 04:00 PM
