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A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the 15 January 2022 volcano eruption of Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'apai, highlighting the risks of similar events.

In the final instalment of the summer science series, science communication students tackle two controversial topics: medicinal cannabis, and AI consciousness.

China's population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of Covid-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have profound…

Managed retreat is being considered as an option for a Canterbury coastal community facing the threat of rising sea levels.

Taiwanese New Zealanders are unsure what William Lai's victory in the presidential election might mean in terms of cross-strait ties with China.

Chinese researchers have cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species which is widely used in medical research.

A citizen science turtle monitoring project has been up and running for a year now, and was launched to involve the community in conservation efforts.

Swathes of the city have been bulldozed to turn it into what some Hindu nationalist leaders are calling a 'Hindu Vatican'.

Facial recognition software is being used to track turtle movements in the Cook Islands.

The calf is the fifth for its mother, Kiritka.

Lava from a volcano eruption has poured into the fishing town of Grindavik.

Today marks the second anniversary of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption which devastated the kingdom of Tonga.

Adventurous young kororā are biting off more than they can chew on their quest to reach the ocean.

This year has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023, the world's hottest on record, scientists in the US say.

A huge ancient city hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation has been found, and changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon.

Scientists have discovered a gigantic, ring-shaped structure in space which according to our current understanding of the universe, should not exist.

It has been quite a homecoming for Aaron Clark, who grew up sailing Optimists and left school aged 15 to become a commercial fisherman.

Opinion - A desire to forget and move on from the Covid-19 pandemic is understandable but it also misses the opportunity to learn from what happened, researchers write. Video

New fast-track consenting legislation will allow projects like a large gold mine in Central Otago to go ahead more quickly, while ensuring environmental protections are in place, the Minister for…