Science
Find the latest scientific research with information covering animals, astronomy, geology, scientists and inventions.
Find information on Nobel Prizes and prize winners in Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, find resources relating to health, animals and climate change.
Featured
Environmental Studies: Gale in Context
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
Mātauranga Māori
Putaiao / Hakarau – Science and Technology websites Links to online resources and websites about Māori science and technology
Matariki websites - Links to online resources and websites about Matariki, Māori New Year and Māori astronomy.
Rongoā Māori - Rongoā is the word for remedies that are created from natural plants and trees. Find resources about te Rongoā Māori.
Science Books
Featured events
Science Alive is at Tūranga
Apr 12th - Apr 27th | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Learn building and construction techniques when you create a dream house, robot helper or brand new creature from cardboard.
Feather in your Capture Exhibition - NZ bird photography, part of a series
Apr 18th, All day
NZ bird photography by Leanne Buchan exhibition on display at Linwood Library.
City Nature Challenge - What will you find?, part of a series
Apr 18th, All day
In this exhibition read the stories of locals who are discovering nature here in Ōtautahi Christchurch and learn how you can help.
New For You - Science & Nature - March 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
New For You - Quirky - February 2025
Something a little different. An eclectic mix of new titles ranging across the Library's non-fiction collection.
New For You - Science & Nature - January 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
New For You - Science & Nature - March 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
New For You - Quirky - February 2025
Something a little different. An eclectic mix of new titles ranging across the Library's non-fiction collection.
New For You - Science & Nature - January 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
Science eResources
Science Reference Center
Science resource suitable for all ages. Full text articles from all major areas of scientific study; biographies and experiments.
Science: Gale In Context
Information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics and showcase scientific disciplines that relate to real-world issues.
New Zealand Geographic
Writers, photographers and scientists tell the story of NZ in this online magazine archive. Includes video, podcast, and photography.
Environmental Studies: Gale in Context
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
Science for tamariki
Science Fairs
Help to get you started on your science fair project, from choosing a topic and researching it.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids is a great place to find pictures and articles about animals and our natural world.
Inventions and Inventors
Find out who invented it (and when) with our lists of inventions, and collections covering inventions
Astronomy & Space
Find out more about outer space and astronomy with our library resources and selected websites.
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Popular science reading guide
Popular science takes science and makes it engaging and interesting to read. We recommend some great popular science titles and authors.
Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize
The winner for this year's international prize for popular science writing has been announced. It's A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weiners
Science topics
Astronomy & Space
Find out more about outer space and astronomy with our library resources and selected websites.
New Zealand birds
Explore New Zealand birds and manu Māori. We have resources about birds & bird identification. Bird of the Year is on now until 15 September
Weather
Information about local weather, historic weather events, extreme weather and more.
Antarctica
Ōtautahi is one of only five Antarctic Gateway cities in the world. Explore local connections with Antarctica and polar exploration.
New Zealand earth science and geology
Find resources and information on earth science and geology, including earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Climate Change
Find information on Climate Change and what you can do to help.
New Zealand animals
New Zealand has an amazing amount of wildlife. Find facts and resources on animals that live in our country.
Pets and other animals
Information about some of New Zealand's most popular pets and resources about owning pets.
New For You - Science & Nature - March 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
New For You - Quirky - February 2025
Something a little different. An eclectic mix of new titles ranging across the Library's non-fiction collection.
New For You - Science & Nature - January 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
New For You - Science & Nature - March 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
New For You - Quirky - February 2025
Something a little different. An eclectic mix of new titles ranging across the Library's non-fiction collection.
New For You - Science & Nature - January 2025
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
Science Magazines
National Geographic Virtual Library
The digital archive of the world-renowned magazine National Geographic.
Science & Nature eMagazines
Get the latest science magazine covering topics, science, nature and technology straight to your device - always available.
New Zealand Geographic
Writers, photographers and scientists tell the story of NZ in this online magazine archive. Includes video, podcast, and photography.
Scientific American Archive 1845 to 2015
Online archive of Scientific American, that has been reporting on unique insights and developments in science and technology since 1845.
New
Hoake ki te Taiao City Nature Challenge (25-28 April 2025)
Help put Ōtautahi Christchurch's biodiversity on the map! Come along to our City Nature Challenge events in April.
Science Alive is at Tūranga
Apr 12th - Apr 27th | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Learn building and construction techniques when you create a dream house, robot helper or brand new creature from cardboard.
City Nature Challenge - What will you find?, part of a series
Apr 18th, All day
In this exhibition read the stories of locals who are discovering nature here in Ōtautahi Christchurch and learn how you can help.