Acclimatising to heat is a tough gig. Since 1970, central Australian regions have warmed 1.2C and as the world continues to get warmer.

Just about everyone has some point in their life checked their resting pulse rate. Self-trackers go further, using apps and other devices to find out as much as possible about their bodies.

Children's tantrums, hoarding and skin picking - psychiatrists will soon be looking at these and more in a new light when their official what's what of mental disorders gets a makeover in May.

A chemical additive to soften bottle-fed babies' stools - emulating those of breast-fed infants - is being considered by Food Standards.

Paying it forward - a popular expression for extending generosity to others after someone has been generous to you.

I lost my virginity in my second year at university. Freak eh? It makes me quite the deviant in today's sexy-and-you-know-it world.

Scientific research to support the growing trend for New Zealand babies to feed themselves pieces of food from six months is lagging, according to an Otago University study.

Laser energy has begun to supplant the surgeon's scalpel in New Zealand during operations to replace cloudy lenses in the eyes - cataracts.

Grant helps Auckland scientist to dig deeper into complex disorder.

US researchers analysed bacteria found in the belly buttons of 60 participants as part of a nation-wide project.

NZ scientists say view of androids as closer to humans than objects will help as they become part of daily life.

New Zealand researchers hope to greatly improve the efficiency of making babies in the laboratory by developing an accurate egg test.

Scientists have succeeded in making sperm from human skin, giving infertile men a shot at fathering children that are genetically their own.