LifestyleSecrets of a happy lifeIf your New Year resolution is to be happier, make your priorities fruit, nature, sun and sleep.30 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldGenomics revolution offers hope to millionsTom Chivers During a conversation with a doctor a couple of years ago, the subject of cancer diagnoses came up, in a tangential way.26 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldRoar of the crowd heard in scienceYou can take a role in testing the effect of warming skin on memory. Or you can involve yourself in a bid to land a spaceship on the Moon....21 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleChili puts heat on machismoFrench gourmets have traditionally shunned hot, spicy food - so they may be a little piqued by a study indicating that curry-loving men have higher testosterone.15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi scientists shed new light on diseaseKiwi 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.03 Dec 01:50 AM
WorldRichard III DNA shows marital infidelityScientists 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.02 Dec 09:20 PM
WorldHuman pain grown in a dish?Scientists have created a miniature model of human pain in the form of nerve cells growing in a laboratory dish.24 Nov 08:15 PM
New ZealandKiwi helps with Avery's lifesaverNext 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.18 Nov 04:00 PM
Lifestyle10-second kiss passes on 80 million bugs - expertAcademics think that kissing helps partners share bacteria, shoring up their immune systems and enabling them to better fight disease.18 Nov 02:30 AM
BusinessVideo games good for your brain, studyBlowing 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.12 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessRobots closing on humansSoon 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.12 Nov 04:00 PM
LifestyleEat, drink + be merry! Memorable mealsThe maxim that it's not what you eat for dinner, but who you share it with, now has scientific credence.11 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLaser goes skin deep for 3D pictureImagine being able to peer deep below your own skin in 3D - and without even having to break the surface.11 Nov 04:00 PM
EnergyMicrobe could turn gas into goldA husband and wife team could help change the way products as common as car tyres are made by recycling chemicals from greenhouse gases.29 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleMilk dangers exposed in new researchMilk 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.29 Oct 12:30 AM
LifestyleGenes that spark extremely violent crime identifiedTwo genes have been identified that may be partly responsible for extremely violent crimes.29 Oct 12:00 AM
New Zealand$2m helps put babes into podsSir Ray Avery's revolutionary baby incubator has been designed with the best of Kiwi ingenuity, the Auckland scientist and inventor says.28 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleStudents' faith in fertilityMost 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.23 Oct 01:45 AM
LifestyleFreak beach accident could help paralysed patients walkA freak accident at Bondi beach more than a decade ago has led to a medical breakthrough that could allow paralysed patients to walk again.21 Oct 05:40 AM
LifestyleFirst schizophrenia symptoms revealedAn 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.15 Oct 06:00 PM
LifestyleGenetic testing: best to know or not to know?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.13 Oct 10:15 PM
LifestyleLab-grown penis ready to testScientists have developed technology to help patients who have congenital abnormalities or suffered a traumatic injury.05 Oct 10:35 PM
LifestyleDrug turns users to zombiesThe home-baked illicit drug krokodil first emerged in provincial Russia during the early 2000s.25 Sep 08:50 PM
LifestyleBad at maths? You can blame your mumResearch has linked a woman's hormone levels in pregnancy with her child's maths skills at age five.21 Sep 11:30 PM
BDBDBusinessUni to build world's first colour x-rayThe University of Canterbury says it will build the world’s first human colour x-ray scanner with the help from a $12m government grant.11 Sep 03:16 AM
OpinionGreg Cross: Kiwi research excellence at riskThe world as we know it is changing fast and the speed of that change is going to keep accelerating.03 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleScientists reverse bad memoriesTraumatic memories could be switched into pleasant recollections with a flash of light, scientists claim.28 Aug 02:50 AM
LifestyleBreakthrough offers hope for diabeticsA cure for diabetes is a step closer after scientists found what they believe is the root cause of the disease.24 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleImplant has 'given back' lifeRebecca 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.18 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestylePill to reverse hair loss offers hope of alopecia cureA pill that appears to cure alopecia has fully restored the hair of three patients in a breakthrough hailed by scientists as "dramatic" and "exciting".18 Aug 01:15 AM
