Statue of Sir Isaac Newton

This timeline looks at some of the historical aspects of rockets – taking science and technology to new heights.

This timeline provides a look at some of the key advances in ideas about light, how we see and how we perceive the world around us....

This timeline gives key dates relating to the key developments in underwater acoustics.

Born in England in 1643, Sir Isaac Newton could easily have ended up as a farmer instead of becoming one of the world’s greatest scientific minds....

The human eye contains structures that allow it to perceive light, movement and colour differences.

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find...

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...