The two official UN drafts are a step in the right direction or a hopelessly ineffective cop-out depending on who you listen to.

New Zealand underperforms when it comes to innovation but spending more on R&D is not necessarily the solution.

Evidence of rising temperatures in NZ is being used by Britain in an effort to lessen the fall-out from leaked scientific emails.

Natalya Skelton went blind in one eye when she was 3 after suffering a severe complication from a virus.

Ground-breaking research into improving the condition of kidneys for transplantation has earned a young NZ doctor a top scholarship.

With a pending World Health Organisation report on the effects of mobile phone usage on the brain, the evidence so far is pointing to good news. However, much is still unknown.

A NZ surgeon who helped separate conjoined twins says none of the complications they had allowed for materialised.

Impact of tsunami on Auckland would be widespread but not deadly.

New Zealand scientists have captured the first images of the snailfish Notoliparis kermadecensis.