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.

A freak accident at Bondi beach more than a decade ago has led to a medical breakthrough that could allow paralysed patients to walk again.

An expert has detailed what he believes to be the first warning signs of schizophrenia, and changes in the type of language people use could be first clues.

A simple genetic test would tell Emma East if she carries the devastating disease that killed her mother. She's one of a growing number who face this dilemma, reports Kate Hilpern.

Scientists have developed technology to help patients who have congenital abnormalities or suffered a traumatic injury.

The University of Canterbury says it will build the world’s first human colour x-ray scanner with the help from a $12m government grant.

The world as we know it is changing fast and the speed of that change is going to keep accelerating.

Traumatic memories could be switched into pleasant recollections with a flash of light, scientists claim.

A cure for diabetes is a step closer after scientists found what they believe is the root cause of the disease.

Rebecca Griffin's severe acid reflux used to give her hours of agony - to the point where she would consider making herself vomit to bring relief.

A pill that appears to cure alopecia has fully restored the hair of three patients in a breakthrough hailed by scientists as "dramatic" and "exciting".

His daily diet included crane and egret, washed down with a bottle of wine. The reign of Richard III only lasted two years.

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a vast tomb that they believe is connected with the reign of the warrior-king Alexander the Great.

I've never felt more helpless than while lying on a slab, pants around my ankles, with someone poking around in my twig and berries.

Most of us know someone who claims that they can get away with very little sleep. But that's not backed by science. We bust the sleep myths.

Not all chimpanzees are created equal. Not only are some more intelligent than others, but about half of this variation is genetically inherited.

A blood test to predict if someone will develop Alzheimer's within a year has been created, in a breakthrough that raises hopes that the disease could become preventable.

James Piercy calls it the "hidden disability". Every year in his homeland, the United Kingdom, 135,000 people are admitted to hospital as a consequence of it.

Bruises, cuts and bite marks amid a moshpit's rough and tumble aren't the worst injuries you can suffer at a heavy metal concert.

Australian scientists appear to have solved one of the great mysteries of human biology - exactly what triggers labour after about 40 weeks of pregnancy.

Cutting out one portion of red meat every day and replacing it with chicken can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by almost a fifth, a study suggests.

Research spanning the effects of hormones on a pregnant mother's brain to the potentially negative health effects that pets may have on families can begin.

Bare-knuckle fighting has left its mark on the human face, according to scientists who believe it helped to shape how we look today.

Whenever humanity's baser side seems to be winning, whenever we lose our heads because we can't seem to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.

Scientists in America are hopeful of a breakthrough in curing Alzheimer's, following a study that shows a way of bringing back the lost memories of dementia patients.