Dr Ben Goldacre believes bad science is fooling the public. He takes aim at everyone from anti-vaxxers to nutritionists to the scientific establishment.

The predatory prehistoric creature Qingmendous could help us understand how our ancestors crawled onto land.

A team of Kiwi scientists hope to answer some of the biggest questions about our universe, by joining one of the most ambitious astronomy projects ever undertaken.

Study says extending hormone therapy to 10 years reduces breast-cancer recurrence, new cancers.

Could the same protein that helps fish survive in freezing conditions make frozen fruits and vegetables taste better?

The last time the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere was at a level of 400 parts per million (ppm), sea levels were at least 10 metres higher than they are today.

Anna Magee looks beyond botox to the future of anti-ageing.

Scientists have found a startling reason for the thousands of quakes that have swarmed around a tiny eastern Bay of Plenty settlement over recent years.

130 scientists, entrepreneurs and policy leaders held an invitation-only, closed-door meeting at Harvard University to discuss an ambitious plan to create synthetic human genomes.

A Kiwi start-up has scored a major win in Silicon Valley, scooping its category in a prestigious global tech challenge.

A clever effort by leading Kiwi scientists to speak out about big issues that will matter this century has paid off.

Two of New Zealand's top biomedical researchers have achieved what's considered a "gold medal" in global science.

What would life be like in a post-antibiotic era?

Facebook is gearing up to live chat astronauts on the International Space Station tomorrow afternoon.

As more people flock to the beaches and shark populations recover, one expert warns 2016 could set the world record for attacks.

Scientists are warning that the world could be in for an "antibiotic apocalypse", with a rise in drug-resistant superbugs killing an estimated 10 million people every year by 2050

As well as speeding up the time it takes to work, it could also reduce side effects of the pill.

Growing Up in New Zealand study director Susan Morton is tracking the development of almost 7000 children born seven years ago in the Upper North Island.

Way below the water's surface north of the Hawaiian islands, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has spotted a massive creature hitherto unknown to science.

As research has found that wearable health devices are actually only 40-80 per cent accurate.

What can the way we move in crowds tell us about how we might design better cities? Jamie Morton finds out.

Scientists have discovered the answer to stopping stretch marks in their tracks.

Cash boosts for our largest funds for mission-led research have been welcomed by New Zealand's independent government body for the sciences.

Eyes feeling tired? It could be due to the strain of working out, a Kiwi scientist's team has discovered.

Bacon gives you cancer and wine is good for you. Yeah, right.

Researchers are planning to use images of women's own unborn babies to warn them against the dangers of smoking during pregnancy.

COMMENT: Research has uncovered decades-long, large-scale fish dumping, now let's work together on correcting this.

Scientists are travelling back more than 60 million years in history to drill deep under the ocean floor in search of clues about the event that wiped out the dinosaurs, and nearly extinguished life on earth. Source: Smithsonian Channel