Researchers in Germany have developed a way of enabling sleepers to control their dreams by applying electric current to the brain which prompts lucid dreams, involving a state of heightened awareness.
A survey off the North Island's East Coast has uncovered a huge hidden network of frozen methane and methane gas.
It's one of NZ's biggest natural disaster risk zones. Now scientists hope to know more about a rare quake phenomenon happening off the North Island's Poverty Bay.
Scientists say it’s common for people to see non-existent features because human brains are uniquely wired to recognise faces, so that even when there’s only a slight suggestion of facial features the brain automatically interprets it as a face.
A new study has added further evidence to the theory that we can’t help seeing faces in random data: we’re hard-wired to recognise human faces.
Just how did the ancient Egyptians shift stones weighing as much as 2.5-tonnes with technology no more complex than a sledge?
It sounds like the stuff of vampire movies, but scientists have shown that an infusion of young blood can reverse signs of ageing.
A Kiwi researcher has helped advance one of science's most intriguing concepts - using our DNA to reveal where we came from.
The damaged hearts of laboratory monkeys have been repaired successfully for the first time with human stem cells.
Government funding for a second cochlear implant for under 18-year-olds will save each family up to $50,000, says the National Foundation for the Deaf.
Some of New Zealand's most vulnerable premature babies will soon take part in ground-breaking research.
Human cloning has been used to create stem cells from adults for the first time, in a breakthrough which could lead to tissue and organs being regrown.
A Taranaki farmer who became the first Kiwi to undergo a revolutionary heart procedure has joined a push for it to be made publicly available.
Paul and Angela Ashcroft were on a plane, flying somewhere over Australia, when their twin daughters Nicole and Peta were born.
Amillion-dollar microscope has allowed Kiwi scientists an unparalleled window into the human body, shining a new light on everything from Parkinson's to irregular heartbeats.
Children and young men are suffering more head injuries than anyone else, many caused by falls, knocks in rugby and car accidents, according to research.
A genetic test that can predict menopause - allowing women to better plan when to start a family - could be available within five years.
Gamblers mistakenly believe they can always beat the odds in a game of chance because they have developed a different pattern of brain activity to non-gamblers.
Children are being moulded into desired citizens at preschool through government-funded literature focusing on emotions, says an award-winning thesis.
An important breakthrough, unveiled today, will help scientists get to grips with what shapes the different parts of our bodies.
Humans have a far greater sense of smell than previously thought, but daily showers and fridges, which mask bad odours, have reduced our ability to detect scents, scientists believe.
A pill could "reset" the body clock, curing jet lag and easing the strain of working nights, scientists have discovered.
Those attempting to guard against dementia should put down the crossword and go for a jog, British researchers have advised.
Psychological studies suggest that people are often reluctant to intervene even when they have time to do so, and there's no risk to themselves.
Looking back, the once common practice of painting lead on to women's faces to lighten their skin seems bizarre.
A New Zealand forensic scientist helped provide the crucial breakthrough in a horrific Australian murder cold case.
A British man has made history after undergoing ground-breaking surgery to reconstruct his face using a series of 3D printed parts.
They were born 60 seconds apart, but 3-year-old Finn Dale towers over his twin brother Toby.
Warm, wet weather spanning several decades helped one of history's most fearsome tyrants to conquer most of Asia and Eastern Europe.
Oxygen-deprived babies born with brain damage could make miraculous recoveries thanks to research that aims to help prevent the injury spreading.
The brains of patients with Parkinson's disease who had deep brain stimulation treatment produced new stem cells, according to new research.
Ears and noses could be grown in a laboratory and transplanted into humans using a technique developed by British scientists.
Genes play a large part in determining the sexual orientation of men, scientists have shown in largest investigation conducted into the subject.