Pacific Edge, the maker of non-invasive bladder cancer tests, has won US regulatory approval to commercially process test samples from its latest cancer detecting product at its Dunedin....

South African scientists have discovered that 400-year-old tobacco pipes excavated from the garden of William Shakespeare contained cannabis, suggesting the playwright might have written some of his....

Kiwi scientists are investigating how tiny organisms found all around us could be turned against the next superbug to hit the country.

Dr Michelle Dickinson, also known as Nanogirl, is an Auckland University nanotechnologist who is passionate about getting Kiwis hooked on science. Tweet her your science questions @medickinson.

Kiwi scientists are investigating how human skin could be synthetically grown in a lab - something that could revolutionise treatment for burns victims.

People who send text messages on the move are just like drunks, researchers have claimed.

The first drug that slows down Alzheimer's disease could be available within three years after trials showed it prevented mental decline by a third.

'Hangry' - hungry and angry - is a feeling many of us are all too familiar with, but where does it come from and why do we get it?

Do you see a face in this building? If so, you are experiencing a phenomenon known as pareidolia.

Ellie is a virtual human created by scientists at the University of Southern California to help patients feel comfortable talking about themselves so they'll be honest with their doctors.

A 15-year-old British boy has developed a potential test for Alzheimer's disease that could allow the condition to be diagnosed 10 years before first symptoms appear.

While we share travel photos and life musings with a long list of virtual friends, the average person still only relies on a few people.

Hope springs from 40-year-long study showing big disparity in rates of ageing.

Austrian scientists have come up with a method that allows calculation of the time of death even after ten days.

Researchers from the University of Vermont are the first to make a connection between eye colour and alcohol dependence.

An international study found that those born to parents from diverse genetic backgrounds tend to be taller and have sharper thinking skills than others.

What do your political leanings say about your level of self-discipline? A fascinating amount, new research suggests.

Science has found an explanation for the impulsiveness that causes so much friction with parents – the adolescent brain hasn’t yet developed patience.

Earth has entered its sixth mass extinction with animals dying out at 100 times the normal rate, scientists have warned.

Pig cells are behind a new treatment which could help those living with Parkinson's disease combat its dramatic and sometimes debilitating effects.

In the largest study of its kind, the researchers monitored more than 1,100 proteins in the blood of 106 pairs of twins.

A Kiwi scientist is behind technology that could help a major pharmaceutical company make a remarkable cancer breakthrough.

Scientists have captured the moment a white blood cell dies - and the results are spectacular.

Dr Geoff Chambers sees an era, maybe only a decade away, where we'll all receive personalised medicine based on our own distinct DNA make-up.

Thirty-year-old Valery Spiridinov hopes to have his head transplanted on to another man's body in 2017 but some doctors have doubts.

It is often said that you are what you eat. But it seems that what your mother ate is also important. Research has linked a woman's diet before she becomes pregnant to the long-term health of her future child.

Children learn to associate science with men at early ages. Over 40 years ago, less than 1 per cent of American and Canadian elementary school children drew a woman when asked to draw a scientist.

Talking about people behind their backs might seem like an underhand activity that should be frowned upon by society, but it is what sets us our species apart, academics have claimed.

Curious how many viruses have invaded your body over the course of your life? Now you can know.