Search Results

One firm hoping to mine minerals claims its extraction process has little impact but environmentalists are sounding the alarm.

NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars.

A New York jury has said Donald Trump must pay NZ$136.7m to E Jean Carroll, a writer he was found to have defamed by denying her allegation of sexual assault. Will that harm or help him?

Auckland hip-hop artist and academic Mazbou Q is becoming an international authority on the burgeoning science of rap. Audio

GNS Science says councils should be more proactive to avoid costly and potentially fatal landslides.

Hermit crabs all over the world, which scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.

The most recent wave appears to have peaked in the first week of January at 8.46 million genome copies per person per day.

Japan's Moon lander ended up on its nose when it made its historic touchdown on the lunar surface.

School principals are still short-staffed and low on relievers less than a week out from classrooms opening.

A new exhibition warning young people about the risks of smoking and vaping is now timelier than ever, Tūhura Otago Museum says.

Researchers are going as far as recommending the two plants should be called different species.

India have not lost a test series at home in more than a decade but that formidable record will be under threat when they take on England in a five-match series.

Giant kelp is disappearing from Wellington Harbour. Love Rimurimu is aiming to restore lush underwater kelp forests with an ambitious and collaborative replanting effort. Claire Concannon dives in to…

Researchers and Auckland Council are working collectively to completely map a field of hundreds of lava caves under the City of Sails.