Science
Women astronauts make history
In the first all-female spacewalk, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir replaced batteries on the outside of the International Space Station.
Beware of DNA health tests by ancestry companies
OPINION: Serious limitations in these genetic tests.
Wild weather helps boosts trust in scientists
Many people sceptical of climate change are that way because they "don't like the consequences".
Watch: The first all-female spacewalk
The first all-female spacewalking team has made history high above Earth, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station's power grid.
This mystery organism can repair itself
Researchers sliced up pieces of the organism and sprinkled them in a maze. It consolidated back into its original form.
Nasa's first all-women spacewalk
Two female astronauts mark the first time in spacewalking that men aren't part of the action.
Is 'The Big One' coming?
A US fault capable of a massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake is moving for the first time, study says.
Checking lake health by satellite
Most of New Zealand's 3800 lakes are not regularly monitored due to the cost of physically getting to them all. A new system aims to take out the legwork.
Weekend will warm up
Blame a misplaced part of the jetstream for Friday's rain across much of the northern and central South Island.
Saving the long-tailed bats
They're not much bigger than your thumb and they only come out to forage at night.
Prepare for plant invasions
Warming temperatures across New Zealand will help invasive plants flourish in what is already one of the world's weediest countries.
The planet's heart is faltering
OPINION: New Zealand's coastal waters are warming, a new report says, making them less able to swallow carbon dioxide.
Big storms cause 'stormquakes'
The mashup might bring to mind "Sharknado", but stormquakes are real and not dangerous.
Tinsley not honoured in home town
She has a mountain, asteroid and building named after her, but nothing in New Plymouth where she grew up.
Human gene put in monkeys' brains
Chinese scientists edited a human gene into the brains of monkeys - they became smarter but there are concerns about the ethics of the experiment.
Dangers of deep space travel
Will we ever venture into another star system, and experience another sun? How dangerous is deep space travel?
Flu vaccine study seeks 600 children
Hundreds of pregnant Wellington women could help develop a universal flu vaccine.
Little known about Kiwi seaweeds
Seaweeds in the Kaikōura region were badly affected by the 2016 earthquake, but some appear to be recovering.
Drugs: Better safe than sorry
OPINION: The evidence is clear – hard-line drug policies don't reduce the demand or supply of illegal drugs.
Fingerprinting my brain
A forensic investigation technique known as brain fingerprinting is being tested in Christchurch.
Palisade posts to reveal history
We'll know when Waikato pā were built thanks to a project combining science and Māori knowlege.
The promise of stem cells
Owen Franks credited stem cells with helping him get back on the field. But don't believe all the hype.
Battle of the snow bots
A yearly competition in St Paul, Minnesota pits robots against each other to clear as much snow as possible from a designated area.
Little worm devours plastic
It's not be much to look at, but the wax worm's unusual appetite might help scientists find a solution to biodegrading plastic.
Nobel Prize for work on the cosmos
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for work which adds to the nagging question: Does life exist only on Earth?
Bumpy landings guaranteed
Which New Zealand airports are the bumpiest to land at during rough weather? And which is the worst?