LifestyleThe curious relationships between people and animalsHal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.11 Oct 03:00 AM
LifestyleUnravelling love's effect on the brainThose intense over-powering feelings of being truly, madly, deeply in love are the result of complex and rapid brain activity.03 Oct 10:38 PM
New ZealandFace of cancer test slams criticsFormer long-distance running star Allison Roe has defended thermal imaging, a popular but controversial investigation for breast cancer.26 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandPopular breast cancer test 'unproven'Health authorities are warning women against thermal imaging for breast cancer detection and one expert even says the industry should be shut down. 22 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleScientists identify brain's region for introspectionResearchers found people who were more introspective tended to have larger volumes of nerve tissue in an area of the prefrontal cortex.17 Sep 12:30 AM
LifestyleThe price of love: Two of your closest friendsFalling in love comes at a cost that does not include flowers or bar bills, a new study has found.15 Sep 11:45 PM
Opinion<i>Garth George:</i> Screening on slippery slope to eugenicsGarth George writes that an expanded screening programme for Down Syndrome may go against the rights of the disabled.15 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleThe diet that can protect you against heart attacksScientists have identified a diet that works even better than a fruit and vegetable eating plan to cut the risk of heart attacks.31 Aug 11:30 PM
LifestyleNew scan shows key to migraines is in the genesScientists have found the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.30 Aug 11:45 PM
LifestyleSharing our eggsDita De Boni on why she supports calls to allow IVF egg donors to be paid.30 Aug 09:00 PM
New ZealandPayments urged for IVF donationsNew Zealand fertility experts are asking whether money could be offered to encourage men and women to donate sperm and eggs for childless couples.29 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandWomen told they must man upBehaving more like men could help women boost their sex lives, eat healthier and stress less.28 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionRebecca Barry Hill<i>Rebecca Barry: </i>Digital tsunami drowns life as we know itCould we be heading towards a future in which technology blurs the line between living and non-living machines?23 Aug 05:30 PM
Small Business<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: When the going gets tough, customers buyMaking the customer work for a change.22 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldStudy identifies TB geneAn international study has successfully used genome scanning to identify a gene associated with vulnerability to tuberculosis (TB).16 Aug 09:52 PM
WorldBritain's oldest house discoveredArchaeologists have found Britain's earliest house, built by Stone Age tribesmen about 11,000 years ago.11 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldReturn of the kingJo Merchant meets the team that's finally revealing Howard Carter's secrets to the world.09 Aug 12:00 AM
WorldFive millennia on, iceman surrenders DNA secretsThe hunt is on to find living descendants of South Tyrol's 5300-year-old mummified man. 04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandReturning traveller found to have new strain of malariaAn Auckland man has become New Zealand's first reported case of a new and aggressive form of malaria that has jumped the species barrier from monkeys to humans.02 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandVitamin C blocks tumour growth: studyNZ researchers have established that vitamin C can help to block the growth of cancer cells.19 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandFace of 2500-year-old woman revealedNZ scientists have recreated the face of a 2500-year-old Turkish peasant with technology they hope could be used in court in coming years. 08 Jul 04:00 PM
