The Moon may have formed through the merging of 20 smaller 'moonlets' following asteroid strikes on the young Earth, a new theory suggests.

Fillings could be consigned to history after scientists found that a drug given to Alzheimer's patients can help teeth regrow and repair cavities.

Scientists are claiming painful visits to the dentist could become a thing of the past, thanks to an Alzheimer's drug.

A sleek, human-driven submarine and a cutting-edge underwater sensing system are among the impressive innovations of a team of Auckland Uni engineers.

Herald science reporter Jamie Morton talks to Stardome astronomer Dr Grant Christie about the stars we can see above us in the sky this summer.

This week a comet will be visible from Earth for the first time. In February another object is approaching, but Nasa can't work out what it is.

In Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, you can find one quarter of the world's seabird species - and around 20 per cent of its whale and dolphin species.

Dr Brett Mullan of the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) explains our holiday season weather and warming world.

Astounding collection of stories where injury creates a genius.

The cold miserable weather so far this year in many parts of the country isn't the usual weather we see - but it's not out of the question either.

COMMENT: Ditch the post-partying detox diet and let your incredible intrinsic cleansing system do the work it was made to do.

Experts at Boston University claim to have discovered the game-changing test

A major crack that has rapidly expanded is poised to create one of the world's biggest icebergs in a matter of months, scientists warn.

Fog harvesting, floating dairy farm and smog towers... Andrew Stone outlines some clever and inspiring innovations that we might hear a bit about in 2017.

As if Australians didn't have enough pesky species to worry about, a new study finds their country is effectively crawling with feral cats.

Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre.

Women diagnosed with breast cancer could get a clearer prognosis with a new model built from the data of thousands of New Zealand patients.

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Kiwi scientists are exploring the mysterious role the bugs inside us play in regulating our diet and metabolism.

Pavement-navigating robots are the latest idea in delivering groceries and packages.

The world could be set to end in October this year, when a giant mysterious planet collides with our own - according to a conspiracy theorist.

Dinosaurs were vulnerable after the asteroid hit Earth because they took months to hatch out of their eggs.

Kiwis' use of antibiotics has soared, indicating widespread inappropriate use for viral coughs and colds, experts say.

When it comes to trapping our bird-killing pest predators, a little bit of potent ferret stench could be the missing ingredient.

A Kiwi climate scientist says he's been alarmed at how much sea ice the planet's poles lost in 2016, in what was one of the hottest years on record.

COMMENT: If the Kardashians are more famous than scientists saving millions of lives with their research, then we're all culturally less for it.

The secret sex life of one of New Zealand's strangest native species is going under the microscope in a new summer-long study.

Scientists are seeking to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the disease that's killing our kauri - why it's attracted to the native tree's scent like we're drawn to coffee.

They're called "slow waves" - and while we don't feel them, they propagate through our bodies each time we eat something. A new study aims to learn more about them.

She's not a hypnotist, but she can convince you that you're a criminal or were traumatised as a child. Elizabeth Loftus has ways of making you think.