Tests on brains of 3-year-olds can reveal who is likely to become part of the minority of adults to use the biggest share of social services, says study.

Researchers have found that some of what we see in the periphery - the areas just outside our eye's direct focus - could be a visual illusion.

COMMENT: We've recently been supported by a Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund grant for a project called: What is the Southland accent?

A million-dollar Kiwi study has revealed a new mechanism in the body that could offer new hope for those with a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.

Children learn new words using the same method as robots, psychologists say.

A man with advanced prostate cancer is believed to be cured after doctors 'shocked' his tumour to death.

Android users are more honest than iPhone users, researchers have found, in a study revealing what our choice of smartphones say about us.

COMMENT: Free online calculator will allow couples to prepare emotionally and financially for their chances of conceiving using IVF.

A renowned Auckland brain scientist has been recognised with New Zealand's highest honour for research - the Rutherford Medal.

COMMENT: Your cellphone is packed with pictures, apps and words of your choice but dirt on the outside could let slip your secrets.

Some children suffer from completely tangled hair, which, as their parents will attest, can't be combed at all. Scientists now have the answer.

Visit any major urban centre today and you are likely to be confronted with hundreds of people walking with their heads down as they fiddle with phones.

Kiwi experts are on the front lines fighting the "antibiotic apocalypse".

In 1970s, some of NZ's leading thinkers were correctly predicting a future of smartphones, broadband and HDTVs. Did we stop trying to gaze beyond horizon?

Australasia's first Exponential Technology summit organiser Kaila Colbin shares five things she expects to see in the not-too-distant future.

While post-election US has already been compared to an episode from The Walking Dead, researchers have worked out what a zombie apocalypse would look like.

Efforts to tackle a major eye problem that can lead to blindness could be boosted by a world-first Kiwi study into newly discovered and potentially game-changing adult stem cells.

Horror parasites brainwash their victims, driving them to kill themselves. And they're in your backyard.

A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated with living longer - when it serves to maintain and enhance your real-world social ties.

Research to find new Earth-like planets, clean up our waterways and boost our health have just received $65 million from the Marsden Fund. We look at 10 of the best.

The idea of eating bugs has created a buzz in foodie and international development circles as a more sustainable alternative to consuming meat and fish.

When it comes to lying, practice makes perfect because the brain slowly adapts to ignore the emotions produced by deception, according to new research.

They may be considered harmless by many, but little white lies apparently condition the brain to tell bigger fibs, new research has shown.

Scientists have made a breakthrough that could be the key to developing a male contraceptive pill.

The powerful combination of two vitamins could be a hidden key to curing human diseases through regenerative medicine.

A walk after a meal could help people with type-2 diabetes better manage their blood-sugar levels, new research has found.

COMMENT: Baby talk plays an important role in development and babies prefer it to other types of speech.

Scientists have revealed new insights into the ancestors of Maori, confirming that the first people to settle in Pacific were from Asian farming groups.

Researchers mapped out the homicidal histories of over 1000 mammals - and found NZ's sea lion among the most murderous.

It's a real thing: Attractiveness is boosted by appearing next to those less good-looking