A strange pneumonia-causing virus has broken out in China, and the number of cases is rising rapidly. How worried should we be?
Our universities have a shocking record on emissions. If they band together, however, they could make a massive difference.
Twenty-four hours after the eruption on Whakaari/White Island, here's what we know about the ongoing situation.
Another giant bird has been torn from its grave: the ancient Rēkohu/Chatham Island penguin. Just how big was it?
We don’t normally see these eruptions coming, no matter how much we would like to.
Five people are dead, a number unaccounted for and up to 20 injured, some critically, after a volcano erupted in the Bay of Plenty this afternoon.
A truly ambitious solution would keep jobs in Southland as well as delivering on the promise of the Zero Carbon Act.
The government will start phasing out polystyrene packaging and beverage containers in response to a major new report calling for a nationwide rethink on plastics in New Zealand.
The bill unveiled this week represents an excellent opportunity to take control of the supply of cannabis.
Why did a US writer's story about wearing a diabetes monitor despite not being diabetic raise Emily Writes' hackles? The same device could mean life or death for her son, and it costs her thousands of dollars a year.
Summer has begun and the forecast is: it’s hot and breezy and wet and dry. We explain what’s going on, and what you can expect over the coming months.
The release of an anonymous lab report that found massive 1080 concentrations prompts Dave Hansford to ask: is history repeating itself?
Alex Casey goes in search of the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth.
The anti-1080 lobby last week released ‘lab tests’ purporting to find the poison in the vermin that washed up in Westport. But do their claims stand up to scrutiny?
Every week over 8,000 primary school students around the country are doing science experiments in their classrooms, many in te reo Māori, thanks to the House of Science.
Body Mass Index is particularly flawed as an indicator of health in children and ethnic minorities. So why do we still use it?
Last year saw the largest mumps outbreak in two decades across Auckland. Now a new outbreak suggests the disease may be back on the rise.
