12+ hour, 19+ min ago  (788+ words) Rocket Lab boss Sir Peter Beck says the price tag for his mission to find life in the clouds above Venus later this year is cheap by space exploration standards " the price may be less than $17 million. The Venus Life…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (684+ words) Researchers at the University of Waikato have found hidden fault lines beneath Hamilton and the Hauraki Plains which have caused several magnitude 7 earthquakes over the past 15,000 years. Emeritus Professor David Lowe said while Hamilton's earthquake risk remained low to moderate,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1745+ words) A new map reveals a treasure trove of buried minerals dotted around New Zealand " some on pristine islands or in our beloved national parks. And while the critical elements can be used to produce products from military weapons to electric…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (660+ words) Northland isn't known for earthquakes, but now and then the region reminds scientists it still contributes to this country's reputation as the Shaky Isles " as it did this week. Northlanders have been active on social media since Sunday, swapping their…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (496+ words) By Rowan Quinn of RNZ Dozens of previously unknown faultlines have been discovered under Auckland " and new work is set to find out if they are likely to cause earthquakes. Scientists will soon start to dig trenches across some of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (330+ words) A volcano has erupted in the central Philippines, sending a billowing plume of ash about 2500m into the night-time sky. State volcanology agency director Teresito Bacolcol said there might be a bigger explosive eruption to come in the next few days....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (139+ words) A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island, US seismologists have said. The epicentre of the quake was less than 100 kilometres northeast of the coastal state capital Kota Kinabalu at a depth of 619.8km, according to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1662+ words) The Prime Minister says a critical mineral sector in New Zealand is going to "need support" and "require capital investment". However, he wouldn't be drawn on whether that is something the United States could assist with as part of a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (134+ words) Thousands have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon. The light quake struck 45 km north-west of Levin at 1.53pm, at a depth of 5km. One Wellington office worker described it as "a bit of a wiggle. Another said on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (568+ words) A team of scientists announced today that they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious discovery that metallic rocks at the bottom of the ocean are producing "dark oxygen. If a previously unknown source of oxygen has…...