Scientists have completed a full genetic analysis of the genomes of cancer patients, and hope the information will lead to a fundamental understanding of the causes of cancer.

John Key says a new review gives parents the go-ahead to lightly smack their children without the fear of prosecution.

For the next five years, a team of scientists and Egyptologists from the Getty Research Institute in California will intensively study, then attempt to preserve Tutankhamun's tomb - a great archaeological wonder of the world.

With a pending World Health Organisation report on the effects of mobile phone usage on the brain, the evidence so far is pointing to good news. However, much is still unknown.

A study by experts at Leeds University claims to have identified the optimum amount of flesh women should bare if they want to attract men.

A NZ surgeon who helped separate conjoined twins says none of the complications they had allowed for materialised.

Women like to be drunk or tipsy before hopping into bed with a partner because it makes them feel more confident, a new study reveals.

Men lie twice as often as women, fibbing an average six times a day while women told just three, according to a new study.

The gender row over South African runner Caster Semenya shows the line dividing males from females is far from clear.