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.

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.

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.

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

Imagine being able to peer deep below your own skin in 3D - and without even having to break the surface.

A husband and wife team could help change the way products as common as car tyres are made by recycling chemicals from greenhouse gases.

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.

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.

Scientists have developed technology to help patients who have congenital abnormalities or suffered a traumatic injury.

The home-baked illicit drug krokodil first emerged in provincial Russia during the early 2000s.

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.

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.

I've never felt more helpless than while lying on a slab, pants around my ankles, with someone poking around in my twig and berries.

Most of us know someone who claims that they can get away with very little sleep. But that's not backed by science. We bust the sleep myths.

Not all chimpanzees are created equal. Not only are some more intelligent than others, but about half of this variation is genetically inherited.

A blood test to predict if someone will develop Alzheimer's within a year has been created, in a breakthrough that raises hopes that the disease could become preventable.