WeatherWatch analyst Philip Duncan puts readers' 10 most commonly asked climate change questions to Niwa's Dr James Renwick.

Scientists are investigating a possible link between a rare degenerative nerve disease and a toxic gas blamed for four Nelson port workers 'deaths.

Traditionalists may not like it, but it appears that children who text regularly may be better spellers and readers.

It sounds rather undignified, from a sheep's perspective, but it's all in the cause of saving the planet.

The day when patients can "swallow their doctor" has come a step closer with the development of a submicroscopic nanoparticle that acts as an intelligent pill.

Chimpanzees have been seen performing a "fire dance" in behaviour that could indicate an ability to understand and even control fire.

Mobile phones may improve memory and protect against Alzheimer's disease, scientists have discovered.

The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne yesterday farewelled their two star patients, Trishna and Krishna, as they left five weeks after being surgically separated.

Scientists have completed a full genetic analysis of the genomes of cancer patients, and hope the information will lead to a fundamental understanding of the causes of cancer.

Our closest relatives in the animal world, chimpanzees and orangutans, have long been known to use tools. But octopuses?

A report by three top climate think-tanks says efforts planned by NZ to cut greenhouse gases stack up better than the EU's.

Prime Minister John Key heads to climate talks in Copenhagen tomorrow confident progress can be made.