Science
Jellyfish as big as a human
Divers off the coast of Britain captured this video of a jellyfish the size of a person.
Second-hand drinking's damage
Being harassed, or otherwise insulted is among a number of forms of second-hand drinking harm.
Alan Turing on new £50 note
The pioneering British computer scientist and WWII codebreaker, who was taken to court for being gay, wins public vote.
Teeth 'time capsule' shows secrets
Study shows the enigmatic hominin species Australopithecus africanus may have breastfed young for six years.
Birds experience 'thermal squeeze'
There's a limit to how high up some of our native birds can live - and they're reaching that now.
Markings may point way to quakes
New research says markings on rock faces along fault lines could pinpoint the direction of future earthquakes.
Caution urged on probiotics
OPINION: The research is littered with inconsistent, contradictory results.
Telescope launched into space
One of Russia's biggest space missions takes off after days of launch delays.
Baby great white found on beach
Discovery of shark pup - the smallest ever discovered in NZ - delights Auckland scientists.
Ever-present tsunami danger
We can't afford to take our minds off our tsunami risk for a moment, even if not all of them are devastating.
Japanese probe landed on asteroid
Hayabusa2 spacecraft has completed its mission of collecting samples that scientists hope will provide clues to the origin of the solar system.
Earliest modern human found out of Africa
A fossilised skull found in the late 1970s could be earliest example of Homo sapiens ever discovered outside the African continent.
Otago radar by next winter
It has been a long wait for Otago residents but a critical weather radar unit is expected to be operating by next winter.
Kiwi couple brought together by space
Pamela Kilmartin and her husband Aaron Gilmore discovered 41 asteroids, a comet and a nova, and they've had space objects named after them.
New effort to develop HIV vaccine
"Cautious optimism" that after decades of failure, new approach could be the one that finally protects against the virus.
Ancient gut virus may be useful
A gut virus appears to be older than the human race itself could help treat disorders - and possibly obesity.
Astronomy super-scope under microscope
MBIE has revealed what it told science minister Megan Woods before NZ dropped all involvement in an international mega telescope.
Tsunami could swamp coastal suburbs
Sea-level rise could see an 8.6m wave reaching 40kmh hit Christchurch if a major South American tsunami strikes.
Mum's child concussion mission
When researcher Nicola Starkey's son was accidentally kneed in the head, she fell into a major knowledge gap.
Learning from lungs on a screen
They look and breathe like the real thing, but these lungs are the handiwork of Auckland academics and live in a computer.
Ancient ice age life awakens
In Earth’s icy fringes, bacteria, moss and cellular animals are bearing life anew.
Māori loanwords enrich Twitter
More Māori words are being used in everyday conversation and on Twitter, a study suggests.
Cats pass parasite to dolphins
OPINION: A fascinating mind-altering parasite is being passed on by cats to dolphins in the ocean.
Slow-slip quake ends
It caused reverberations across North Island's east coast but now the strange event is over.
Reading criminals minds
A controversial crime-solving technology could be coming to New Zealand, but experts have warnings.