The 'love hormone' shows promise as a tool for treating children with autism, says a United States scientist visiting the country.

Our understanding of what causes obesity in Kiwis could change dramatically with a new million-dollar study drawing on the latest DNA technology.

Obese people may have brains that are hard-wired to find food irresistible, a study has found.

It's one of the longest-standing mysteries surrounding our nation's cultural heritage - where exactly did our first settlers arrive from and how many stepped ashore?

Six people have shut themselves inside a dome in Hawaii for a year, in the longest US isolation experiment aimed at helping Nasa prepare for a pioneering journey to Mars.

Our natural honey products could be used against the bane of teenagers everywhere - acne - in major findings which open up a market potentially worth tens of millions of dollars to New Zealand.

Superconductivity research stinks! Rotorua, famous for its lake, geyser and distinctive smell, may have been hiding a secret resource for years.

Being neurotic can mean constant worry - but amid all of that gloom lies some pretty powerful bursts of creativity.

Scientist's challenge: work out if asexual returning expat stick insects still need male suitors.

If Professor Stephen Hawking is correct, Interstellar was right: Falling into a black hole is not the end.

Scientists are getting closer to understanding why people indulge after dark and to determining whether those nighttime calories wreak more havoc than ones consumed earlier in the day.

Our picture-postcard hot springs aren't just natural treasures - they're also treasure chests laden with silver and gold, scientists say.

Jojo Stewart has managed to edge out the boys in the male-dominated field of computer science.

Scientists are putting backpacks on bees - or at least their high-tech equivalent - as part of a new global effort to reverse the decline of our hard-working pollinators.

People are being warned to stay clear of the crater lake at Mt Ruapehu as scientists check the safety of the vent systems.

Like the mass extinction of screws on the back of your phone, the death of cables is coming and one New Zealand company is leading the charge.

A new study out of the US has shown women who have just one drink a day are at a heightened risk of alcohol-related cancer.

British researchers believe they have unlocked the mystery of the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile - by analysing another, recently discovered masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.

NASA forced to deny claims sweeping the internet that an asteroid will strike Earth next month wreaking widespread devastation.

A renowned Harvard University evolutionary biologist is backing a new bid to map out the DNA of our endangered native species before they are lost.

Local scientists say they've discovered a way to potentially develop fast new treatments for depression.

A team of Kiwi scientists couldn't have prepared for one of their oddest challenges yet - helping restore a celebrated artist's forgotten painting.

A near-complete human brain comparable with that of a five-week-old foetus has been grown in a laboratory dish.

It's called a MinION and, unlike the little yellow animated henchmen of the same name, could prove a handy helper for humans.

More needs to be done to reverse the plight of New Zealand's dwindling freshwater species, researchers say.

History tells us how Bavarians innovated what now makes up 94 per cent of the world's beer market after noticing how beer stored in caves over the winter continued to ferment, creating a lighter and smoother drop.

Dr Michelle Dickinson, also known as Nanogirl, is an Auckland University nanotechnologist who is passionate about getting Kiwis hooked on science. Tweet her your science questions @medickinson

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Mt Tongariro - long considered a peaceful neighbour to the rowdy Ruapehu - is much more fiery than we ever realised, says a scientist sharing new findings today.

Pacific Edge, the maker of non-invasive bladder cancer tests, has won US regulatory approval to commercially process test samples from its latest cancer detecting product at its Dunedin....