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
Linwood Library Garden Club, part of a series
Come and join us for an informal get-together with other gardening enthusiasts to discuss all things gardening. First Monday of the month.
Fascinating work & the maths behind it: Thurs 8 Aug 6pm-7pm
Local group Mathateca are bringing Show Your Working to Tūranga for the second time, inviting three experts to share how they use maths.
Show Your Working: Mathateca: Speaker Series @ Tūranga
Aug 8th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Mathateca presents Show Your Working; join us to hear how maths can be used to understand ecosystems and weather, or for flight simulation.
New For You - Science & Nature - May 2024
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.
eResources Discovery Search (eDS)
Get access to most of our eResource collection, articles, eBooks, journals, photographs & more, through a single access point.
New Zealand Geographic Archive
Over 600 in-depth features about natural history and culture. Includes NZGeo TV which contains hundreds of hours of natural history video.
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.
more science
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.
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 and bird identification.
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.
Celebrating the Moon Landing!
Check out some of our great books and DVDs to learn about and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission July 16-24, 1969.
New For You - Science & Nature - July 2024
Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.
Te Iwa o Matariki
A list of adult pukapuka (books) relating to the Nine Stars of Matariki from the Ngā Pounamu Māori Collection.
New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - June 2024
Have a taste of home-grown books! Here are some of our best New Zealand new arrivals for this month. Fiction, Biography, Poetry, and more.
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 Archive
Over 600 in-depth features about natural history and culture. Includes NZGeo TV which contains hundreds of hours of natural history video.
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
University of Canterbury Composting Workshop
Oct 7th | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Join University of Canterbury sustainability experts for an all-ages composting workshop to learn how you can help reduce waste via compost.
Fascinating work & the maths behind it: Thurs 8 Aug 6pm-7pm
Local group Mathateca are bringing Show Your Working to Tūranga for the second time, inviting three experts to share how they use maths.
Astronomy & Space
Find out more about outer space and astronomy with our library resources and selected websites.
Celebrating the Moon Landing!
Check out some of our great books and DVDs to learn about and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission July 16-24, 1969.
