Key to mental fitness - work the brain
Scientist says that exercise is the key to mental fitness.
Scientist says that exercise is the key to mental fitness.
It may be boring for parents - but reading the same book over and over again to children is the best way to develop their vocabulary.
If travelling to a new home might take thousands of years, would humans be able to successfully procreate along the way?
The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.
Ethics experts have approved NZ's first clinical trial using adult stem cells to treat people with spinal injuries.
What if a DNA reading machine could be fed through a machine, much like swiping your credit card?
Researchers claim to have found the first proof that getting a regular eight hours' sleep a night can make you appear more attractive.
You can sequence your own genome for $10,000 USD - and it will only take around eight days to complete.
Where would the world of childbirth be without those uninhibited European women who feature so prominently in birthing videos?
Mohamed Taranissi, the so-called 'bad boy of the fertility world' is still Britain's most successful IVF specialist.
It is not yet a panacea for all ills, but it is getting close.
Good-looking couples are more likely to have daughters than plainer parents, according to a study.
Organs and bones were illegally harvested from the bodies of dead nuclear industry workers.
The many genes that influence body weight can interact in a complex and unpredictable way that sometimes defies scientific explanation.
A Wellington company's use of sheep gut in reconstructive surgery exposes it to a multi-million-dollar market.
NZ women have been warned to take care with painkillers during pregnancy, after a study found a link to potential fertility problems in baby boys.
The fewer siblings children have, the happier they are, a survey has suggested.