NZ scientists have recreated the face of a 2500-year-old Turkish peasant with technology they hope could be used in court in coming years.

UK shoppers care more about the price of fresh produce than where it comes from or its environmental impact, research suggests.

Encouraging a mother to spit on her baby may not sound like good science, but it is the basis of a world-first study in NZ.

Dunedin student pub The Garden Tavern, known as Gardies, will close its doors for the final time this weekend after being sold to Otago University this year.

A competition is being run as part of the New Zealand International Science Festival to discover what makes the deep south's long-time favourite snack so good.

Most New Zealanders want Special Air Service (SAS) troops withdrawn from Afghanistan, a poll has found.

Almost three-quarters of people who think they have olive skin actually only have fair skin, according to a University of Otago study.

A new vaccine therapy, derived from rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD), could offer hope for colorectal cancer sufferers, researchers say.

Young children should not watch any TV because it sets them up for obesity and poor academic performance at school, say experts.

13-year-olds are over-represented in school poisoning statistics, especially taking medicines and chemicals.

Should a NZ hospital let a patient starve herself to death? Her husband says the hospital should intervene; doctors say they won't.