The science of why we lie
We tell 10 lies every week — but what’s the reasoning behind so many untruths, asks Olivia Goldhill.
We tell 10 lies every week — but what’s the reasoning behind so many untruths, asks Olivia Goldhill.
An innovative concept which would override the damaging brain patterns of Parkinson's disease could give new hope to sufferers.
Being a teacher doesn't just mean losing your patience with unruly pupils - it can also mean losing your voice.
Scientists believe the genetic profiles of cats contain crucial clues about diseases to which humans and felines are both susceptible.
Fat supplies found in a woman's thighs and buttocks are needed to develop babies' brains, scientists have claimed.
Memory is more accurate when we close our eyes, according to new findings, which have implications for investigating crime.
Nearly 40 years after the first IVF birth, scientists are still unsure of the long-term effects of their laboratory Beginnings. Helen Massy-Beresford reports.
A mechanism that protects the brain when animals hibernate could help scientists develop new treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Hundreds of robotic instruments deployed across the South Pacific have begun to reveal dramatic new insights into the impact of climate change upon oceans in our corner of the world.
The first new antibiotic to be discovered in nearly 30 years has been hailed as a "paradigm shift" in the fight against the growing resistance to such drugs.
A Kiwi-led research breakthrough could see defective genes replaced with custom-designed DNA - a move that would combat hundreds of different diseases.
If your New Year resolution is to be happier, make your priorities fruit, nature, sun and sleep.
Tom Chivers During a conversation with a doctor a couple of years ago, the subject of cancer diagnoses came up, in a tangential way.
You can take a role in testing the effect of warming skin on memory. Or you can involve yourself in a bid to land a spaceship on the Moon....
French gourmets have traditionally shunned hot, spicy food - so they may be a little piqued by a study indicating that curry-loving men have higher testosterone.
Kiwi scientists have attracted global attention for shedding new light on how our cells switch their genes on and off - an important step to understanding disease.
Next to a Ford Thunderbird convertible and among hand-built models of the solar system a Kiwi engineer is helping streamline an invention that will save thousands of babies in Third World countries.
Academics think that kissing helps partners share bacteria, shoring up their immune systems and enabling them to better fight disease.
Soon after modern computers evolved in the 1940s, futurists predicted that machines would be as smart as humans. The consensus now is that it's going to happen..in just a few decades.
Blowing away enemy soldiers and aliens may be good for the brain, as researchers have found that fast-paced video games improve a player's learning ability.
Imagine being able to peer deep below your own skin in 3D - and without even having to break the surface.
The maxim that it's not what you eat for dinner, but who you share it with, now has scientific credence.
A husband and wife team could help change the way products as common as car tyres are made by recycling chemicals from greenhouse gases.
Milk has long been recommended for boosting calcium intake, but new research suggests that it does little to strengthen bones and can double the risk of an early death.
Two genes have been identified that may be partly responsible for extremely violent crimes.
Sir Ray Avery's revolutionary baby incubator has been designed with the best of Kiwi ingenuity, the Auckland scientist and inventor says.
Most university students want to be a parent one day, but they're over-estimating how easy it will be to have babies later in life.