The UN's just-released scorecard on the world's "Paris Agreement for Nature" is lit up orange and red.  Individual countries' ...

The way microplastics interact with water may explain why they pose health risks that larger plastics don't, US research ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels are threatening ocean life in myriad ways, but traditional knowledge and tech offer solutions.

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The Science Media Centre is offering a paid, part-time work placement for a new graduate over summer 2026-27 in Wellington.

A US beef industry group campaigned against established science on the role of cows in climate change, a new study says.

New Zealand's climate is 'entering uncharted territory', according to the latest Our Atmosphere and Climate report. It says ...

Cocaine use in NZ is increasing as it becomes cheaper and easier to get, according to the latest data from the NZ Drug Trends ...

Digital media is a public health issue and tech giants are using the "tobacco industry playbook" to resist regulation, ...

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released its plans which will guide science investment all the way through to 2031. They are organised around the Science Investment Plan’s four ...

This week, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit to test whether AI data centres could resist the harsh conditions of space. The solar-powered satellite is about the size of a ...