Canterbury residents living in quake-damaged homes were at higher risk of heart attack.

Well-known GP Dr Lance O'Sullivan has teamed up with leading researchers in a new effort.

Microsoft, Datacom - and a theatre company - have joined NZ's newest charter school.

What is bio-design? Award-winning Auckland architect Jo Aitken explains.

A new Kiwi-designed smartphone app could help thousands of people with multiple sclerosis.

Each of us harbours a garden of microbes that influence us in ways we could never imagine.

Kiwi scientists are using cutting-edge DNA technology to see what's in rats' stomachs.

Black hole 100,000 times the size of sun has been identified for the first time.

Visiting Nobel Prize winner Dr Bruce Beutler transformed the field of immunology.

The agribusiness behind one of New Zealand's biggest Maori incorporations has gone global.

If you work night shifts you may find it difficult to lose weight.

What you need to know when it comes to checking for melanoma.

How one woman's passion for science and business have opened a world of opportunities.

Will robots one day replace humans? Find out what a robot thinks.

Even when we're not tired, why do we yawn if someone else does?

COMMENT: The challenge around how scientific evidence is presented is an important one.

Three planets in the habitable zone of newly discover solar system may have water.

Kiwi scientists have found an unexpected role played by so-called 'natural killer' cells.

The Government is putting another $16m toward the Australian Synchrotron facility.

Makers of a film showing in Auckland tonight discuss the plight of Canterbury's rivers.

Would you take $100 now, or wait a year and get $200, a Kiwi experiment has asked.

A researcher will explore a Taranaki marine reserve with a drone-like underwater vehicle.

Changing the flow rates of our rivers hurt the fish within them. A scientist explains why.

Flight logbooks, a stopwatch and other treasures given to museum.

Short bursts of intensive exercise can boosts kids' brain power, new Kiwi-led study shows.

High-fat diets are bad for bone health - especially for those born small or too early.

The apocalypse is nigh - about three weeks away, warns numerologist.

When it comes to keeping your body clock in time, nothing beats exposure to natural light.

A Kiwi study could have implications for developing new therapies for brain disorders.

NZ is punching above its weight in getting the huge SKA super-scope built, scientist says.