Study finds fault in a gene that normally helps the body repair its DNA increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer six-fold.

Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter says the global temperature has not risen over the past 13 years.

An artificial joint touted as the best on the market has turned into an international medical disaster. The Weekend Herald investigates why no one here saw it coming.

Buildings in Christchurch's red zone will be inspected this morning after a large 5.1 aftershock rattled the city.

A prostate test which could detect a single cancer cell passed in urine has been given a $800,000 funding boost.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

Rakon is celebrating the opening of a new plant in China.