A major study concludes that pesticides are overwhelmingly harming hundreds of species they aren't meant to affect. The ...

New technology is helping scientists to track down pests, detect endangered species, and find infectious viruses, all through ...

Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding - the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out in an annual popularity contest. Voting for the New Zealand Bug of ...

New Zealand's new mining strategy has a goal of doubling the value of our mineral exports by 2035. The announcement today ...

The US government is cutting or limiting rafts of funding for science and health research. Some of the executive actions from President Donald Trump include freezing federal loans and ...

Our aim is to promote accurate, evidence-based reporting on science and technology by helping the media work more closely ...

Our aim is to promote accurate, evidence-based reporting on science and technology by helping the media work more closely with the scientific community.

Tips for covering science Covering science can be tricky, but we’ve put together a handy guide to help out busy journalists that can be downloaded as a PDF. We want to help reporters who want to get ...

New Zealand's national contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is due to be announced today. Participating nations ...

A global study finds that most people hold relatively high levels of trust in scientists, with New Zealanders ranking 9th highest in the world. The international study team surveyed over 70,000 people ...

The government has announced the largest reforms to NZ’s science sector in over three decades. The seven Crown Research Institutes will be replaced by three Public Research Organisations (PROs) ...

Healthcare systems around the world should rethink how they diagnose obesity, according to an international expert group that says current approaches are too reliant on body mass index (BMI). The ...