Cheating partner or dreadful in-laws could age your brain by four years, say scientists.

NZ study raises possibility fresh fish oil may aid children of overweight pregnant women.

A Kiwi trial is exploring how Viagra may help underweight babies before and after birth.

Italian Sergio Canavero is poised to do the first human head transplant.

It's possible to tell whether someone's wealthy or not just by looking at their face.

Compassion is eclipsed by a competing desire not to up-end the social pecking order.

Why do some people find some foods yummy while others find the same foods taste yucky?

Can losing your sense of smell make you lose weight?

Bone-shortening gene mutation may have helped early Homo sapiens survive in extreme cold.

Scientists will tap into the DNA data of thousands of young people in major new study.

Health risk claims about baby formula brands are "irresponsible", an NZ scientist says.

Texting on the move turns your gait into an ungainly lollop, scientists have found.

How long can humans actually live for? The truth is, scientists say, we just don't know.

Noisy cities disrupt heartbeat and could trigger disease, study suggests.

Has science just given credence to sci-fi film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind?

COMMENT: Left-handers outperform right-handers when solving difficult maths problems.

Researchers call for urgent action over an antipsychotic drug linked to 13 NZ deaths.

NZ scientists have made a surprise genetic finding that could help combat drug resistance.

Bug kills about 500 New Zealanders, with Maori, men and the poor at greatest risk.

A name that matches your mug could be an odd secret ingredient to success in politics.

Where did your science teacher hail from? Hundreds of students are about to find out.

Antibiotic resistance from gonorrhoea is just 'a hair's breadth' away, researchers say.

The T rex pulverised bones by biting down with forces the weight of three small cars.

Diagonal creases across your ear lobes are said to be a 'classic risk factor' for strokes.

Has cancer finally met its match? Jamie Morton goes inside the immunotherapy revolution.

An alternative to costly IVF brings new hope to couples who are struggling to conceive.

A new work-out suit, the world's thinnest hologram and crackly crust.

Five leading figures in the science sector share their views on Budget 2017.

Gene variants that could help explain high rates of gout in Maori and Pacific people.

A new study will tackle sleep problems affecting Kiwi kids with autism spectrum disorder.