Top surgeon claims "there is no scientific reason why it would not happen".

It's no longer monkeys or dogs, but lots of animals still get sent into space.

Forget unplugging the TV, billionaires have a different plan to solve our energy crisis.

Daydreaming isn't necessarily a bad thing - and may be a sign you're smart and creative.

COMMENT: There is a common myth that sugar feeds cancer - but it feeds all our cells.

Matire Harwood's grandfather once told her she'd be a doctor - a prophecy well fulfilled.

New recordings lay bare the underwater racket created by oil and gas industry's airguns.

We look at 10 of the most exciting new science projects just awarded Marsden Fund grants.

Researchers whose work has saved brain-injured babies have been honoured.

Genetic changes in "junk DNA" may be a missing link between type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Mass coral bleaching may not be a death sentence for all of the reef systems it touches.

Ever wonder where our fear of snakes and spiders comes from?

COMMENT: Researchers have produced pigs with 24 per cent less body fat than normal pigs.

Alcohol helps you speak foreign languages better, a study find.

Massey University researchers were amazed to see a Great White shark, dubbed 'Kermit' grabbing their underwater camera neat the Kermadec Islands

Much of NZ's sewer networks aren't designed for the potential impacts of climate change.

Strange object spotted plunging around our Sun could be our first interstellar visitor.

Kiwi researchers have helped reveal "probably" the world's oldest known tsunami victim.

A prized species of salmon could help scientists solve mysteries about human reproduction.

Geomagnetic storms could be corroding underground pipes, researchers say.

It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?

Correlation of sea lion decline to squid fishery not so clear-cut, scientists say.

COMMENT: What are our brains doing while we sleep?

A2 milk prevents some symptoms of dairy intolerance and eases others, Kiwi research shows.

Divers around the world offer insights into how climate change might affect our oceans.

Before we settle Mars, we must return to the caves.

Only no one knows where it's going to hit.

This animation captures phenomena observed over the course of nine days following the neutron star merger known as GW170817. Video / NASA

It began as a cosmic collision but ended in a chirp in an underground laboratory.

Google's new wireless headphones might change the way we travel very soon.