In 1926 the New Zealand government recognised that a more coordinated approach to research was essential for national development.

One day in 1967, strange letters began arriving in letterboxes in Omaha, Nebraska.

Antarctica is governed in the “interests of mankind.” Yes, that includes you.

“Dad, when are you going to die?” Jesse Whitehead slowly opens his groggy eyes. He’s not ready for this.

At an undisclosed location, I enter a neglected bike shed whose interior can be charitably described as… punk.

A good detective doesn’t only look through the magnifying glass, they also put that down and look around them to understand the wider context.

Soil is complex. Beautiful. Wondrous. It gives us food, foundations and filters the air we breathe and water we drink.

We used to think that mentioning a myth when debunking it could be harmful, but research has shown that this is not the case.

Kyle Wills is not afraid of planting trees on his beef and deer farm.

You probably don’t give a second thought to what you flush down the toilet. But wastewater and all that it contains provides valuable knowledge to researchers.

Anjuli Muller is a baker. Running a research project using co-production has made her more comfortable at sitting with the discomfort of having no recipe to follow.

Amidst the ebb and flow of seasons in Dovedale Valley, a tree has stood witness to the dance of life for centuries untold.

The world is not a collection of static things, but a dynamic flow of information across time.

Wildlife biologist Isabel Castro spends a lot of time in the dark studying the habits of kiwi.

Young women played important roles in supporting their families and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.

One of the amazing things about nature is the sheer diversity of living things. Does this diversity matter? 🍿

Céline Cattoën-Gilbert researches how to develop, improve and communicate flood forecasting models. She tells the story of the day the models made her pause.

Amongst all the random occurrences in the world, do certain ones have a lasting impact?

Chrissie Painting takes a peek at the sex lives of giraffe weevils.

Claire Grant explores top-down and bottom-up approaches to water scarcity in Central Hawke’s Bay.