Kiwi scientists have attracted global attention for shedding new light on how our cells switch their genes on and off - an important step to understanding disease.

Scientists studying the DNA of Richard III, whose body was found buried beneath a Leicester car park, have revealed that there was marital infidelity among his descendants.

Scientists have created a miniature model of human pain in the form of nerve cells growing in a laboratory dish.

Next to a Ford Thunderbird convertible and among hand-built models of the solar system a Kiwi engineer is helping streamline an invention that will save thousands of babies in Third World countries.

Academics think that kissing helps partners share bacteria, shoring up their immune systems and enabling them to better fight disease.

Blowing away enemy soldiers and aliens may be good for the brain, as researchers have found that fast-paced video games improve a player's learning ability.

Soon after modern computers evolved in the 1940s, futurists predicted that machines would be as smart as humans. The consensus now is that it's going to happen..in just a few decades.

The maxim that it's not what you eat for dinner, but who you share it with, now has scientific credence.

Milk has long been recommended for boosting calcium intake, but new research suggests that it does little to strengthen bones and can double the risk of an early death.

Two genes have been identified that may be partly responsible for extremely violent crimes.

Sir Ray Avery's revolutionary baby incubator has been designed with the best of Kiwi ingenuity, the Auckland scientist and inventor says.

Most university students want to be a parent one day, but they're over-estimating how easy it will be to have babies later in life.

A freak accident at Bondi beach more than a decade ago has led to a medical breakthrough that could allow paralysed patients to walk again.

An expert has detailed what he believes to be the first warning signs of schizophrenia, and changes in the type of language people use could be first clues.

A simple genetic test would tell Emma East if she carries the devastating disease that killed her mother. She's one of a growing number who face this dilemma, reports Kate Hilpern.

Research has linked a woman's hormone levels in pregnancy with her child's maths skills at age five.

The University of Canterbury says it will build the world’s first human colour x-ray scanner with the help from a $12m government grant.

The world as we know it is changing fast and the speed of that change is going to keep accelerating.

Traumatic memories could be switched into pleasant recollections with a flash of light, scientists claim.

A cure for diabetes is a step closer after scientists found what they believe is the root cause of the disease.

Rebecca Griffin's severe acid reflux used to give her hours of agony - to the point where she would consider making herself vomit to bring relief.

A pill that appears to cure alopecia has fully restored the hair of three patients in a breakthrough hailed by scientists as "dramatic" and "exciting".

His daily diet included crane and egret, washed down with a bottle of wine. The reign of Richard III only lasted two years.

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a vast tomb that they believe is connected with the reign of the warrior-king Alexander the Great.

Straddling a superbike at speeds of more than 300km/h, the track is a giddy blur beneath your wheels.

A boy who was born without ears has had a pair created from his own ribs.