Hearing loss and social isolation – the silent burden

Billionaire space race: the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed obsession with growth

Extreme heat warning: what the first-ever UK Met Office alert means

When an ancient volcanic ‘supereruption’ caused sudden cooling, early humans got lucky

How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk?

Calling out China for cyberattacks is risky — but a lawless digital world is even riskier

Could Britain be sued for reopening and putting the world at risk from new COVID variants?

Doping has become inevitable at the Olympics. And who wins gold in Tokyo might not be certain until 2031

Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin: can they be more than ‘space’ joyrides for millionaires?

Why climate change is forcing conservationists to be more ambitious: by moving threatened species to pastures new

In NZ and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than appear in it

Climate explained: is New Zealand losing or gaining native forests?

Four in five New Zealanders plan to get vaccinated, but many people want more information about vaccine safety

Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city

What’s the right Covid-19 risk to live with – an Australian perspective