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.

The fewer siblings children have, the happier they are, a survey has suggested.

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.

An Otago University molecular biologist has been awarded New Zealand's top science and technology honour, the 2010 Rutherford Medal.

The body's immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, scientists have found.

A major study has pointed to five "common sense" rules said to reduce the incidence of bowel cancer, along with a range of other life-threatening illnesses.

Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.

Those intense over-powering feelings of being truly, madly, deeply in love are the result of complex and rapid brain activity.

Former long-distance running star Allison Roe has defended thermal imaging, a popular but controversial investigation for breast cancer.

Health authorities are warning women against thermal imaging for breast cancer detection and one expert even says the industry should be shut down.

Researchers found people who were more introspective tended to have larger volumes of nerve tissue in an area of the prefrontal cortex.

Falling in love comes at a cost that does not include flowers or bar bills, a new study has found.

Garth George writes that an expanded screening programme for Down Syndrome may go against the rights of the disabled.