Minerals released by giant icebergs capturing carbon is slowing the rate of global warming.

The uncanny appearance of Bowie's eyes was ideal for a performer who embraced ideas of the alien, the outsider, the otherworldly and the occult, writes Kevin Hunt.

In a paper published in the open access journal eLife this week, researchers say they have pinpointed what may well be one of evolution's greatest copy mess-ups yet.

Retired NASA astronaut Fred Haise, of famous failed lunar mission, Apollo 13, gives a guided tour though the Houston Space Centre, Texas

Scientists at the University of Auckland have proved that fish communicate to keep safe from predators in the same way animals such as chimpanzees and elephants do. The research - captured with an underwater GoPro camera is the first direct evidence that fish communicate to maintain group cohesion.

Scientists have developed insect-sized three-dimensional glasses to prove that praying mantises see their world in 3D.

German scientists think they have found the solution for young refugees who have entered Germany from war-torn countries and are seeking a better life.

Stuffing wool in a shark's nose suggests smell is vital for navigation.

Air-guitar playing may never be the same again, thanks to a Kiwi innovation that could transform interactive games like Guitar Hero.

A campaign calling for cleaner lakes and rivers has been launched this summer, as monitoring data shows many spots across the country remain unsafe for a dip.

Days of widespread rainfall might have washed out the holidays for summer campers, but for farmers in many places it's been merely a drop of what's needed to replenish drought-parched soils.

If I had been given one wish as a child, it would have been that the Tasmanian tiger wasn't extinct. To me, extinction was a tragedy.

Drones, the source of that new low buzzing sound coming from your local park, were one of the most popular tech Christmas presents this year.

Paul Charman is on his way to Campbell Island to investigate the legend of a Scottish princess abandoned there long ago

The Irish are descended from early Middle East farmers and from bronze metalworkers on the steppes around the Black Sea, scientists have found.

Average penis size revealed: Scientists attempt to find what is 'normal' to reassure concerned men.

Exploration of the solar system over the past year has produced exciting finds, writes Alan Duffy.

Twins Jayden and Xavier Boughey have to convince their classmates they're brothers.

SpaceX is heading back into orbit today - with an ambitious attempt to land its reusable rocket on land.

Your nearest psychopath might be your father-in-law, your boss, your financial adviser or even that guy your daughter is thinking about dating. Just who these people are, how many there are in our society and what helps them blend in are questions that have inspired a Waikato University researcher to launch a major project.

Your nearest psychopath might be your father-in-law, your boss, your financial adviser or even that guy your daughter is thinking about dating.

The fear of technology are not helped by a continuing epidemic of artificial intelligence (AI) and robophobic screenplays emanating from Hollywood.

Painkillers work by blocking enzymes everywhere in the body, not just in the area causing pain.

As the world's largest consumer electronics show, CES 2016, draws closer, rumours and predictions run rife.

Imposing minimum prices for alcohol is likely to help some people who are dependent on it to cut down their drinking, say the authors of a new study.

It's good news, but not a reason to be complacent; global emissions actually fell in 2015.

The average air temperature over Arctic land reached 2.3 degrees F (1.3 degrees C) above average for the year ending in September. That's the highest since observations began in 1900.

In the final days of the Paris talks, officials walked a diplomatic high wire as the pact's fortunes rose and fell.

The Super City's dormant volcanic field -- made up of more than 50 craters -- is expected to erupt again from a new site within the next few hundred years.

Laurent Fabius was directly involved with the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, now he's the world's foremost climate negotiator.