Science

How does the public know what's safe and what's not, especially when the official advice comes with caveats?

The message is simple: wake earlier, perform better. But science tells a more complicated story.

A native urchin species is grazing the Poor Knights Islands down to bare rock. But what can be done?

Scientists will soon start to dig trenches across some of the lines to see if they are active and could cause earthquakes.

Important new light has been shed on the origins of New Zealand's recently extinct giant, flightless geese of the genus Cnemiornis.

No matter how science-literate our society is, superstitions persist.

If you used talc as a child, or still use it now, here's what the science says about the link with cancer. It might not be what you think.

The planetary line-up will offer skywatchers a chance to see several worlds with the naked eye.

We're all familiar with the fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at the start of a romance.

With the future of cacao bean production uncertain, chocolatey chunks made from fermented sunflower seeds may soon appear in our biscuits.

Bio-hackers are looking for the answers to stretching out their lives as long as possible, but research says there's a biological end point for our bodies.

The downsizing comes after several agencies earlier cut 152 jobs and were merged to create the Bioeconomy Science Institute.