COMMENT: Unravelling the secrets is much more important than just getting there first.

Noisy cities disrupt heartbeat and could trigger disease, study suggests.

New studies have left scientists divided over the use of paracetamol during pregnancy.

Studies suggest alcohol in moderation can be good for the heart, but what about the brain?

These stickers can heal anything from anxiety to hangovers...apparently.

How we can protect our brains from memory loss and dementia?

Scientists are creating an ice archive sanctuary in Antarctica.

Chimpanzees change their hunting strategy when they know scientists are watching.

Has science just given credence to sci-fi film Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind?

Aristotle thought roosters came from pointy eggs. We've come a long way.

DoC staff are happy to "play God" with pests - but not with our cherished native species.

Scientists are alarmed at declines in reports of some of our best-known garden birds.

Slightly more Kiwi graduates are staying in the country, despite falling pay rates.

The Royal Society has responded to diversity criticisms over a mostly male lecture series.

Hawking warns human race must start leaving within 30 years to avoid being wiped out.

Silent, slow-slip earthquakes could offer stress relief for under-pressure fault zones.

Researchers call for urgent action over an antipsychotic drug linked to 13 NZ deaths.

Launched in 2009, the Kepler space telescope is our first mission capable of identifying Earth-size planets around other stars. Source: NASA's Ames Research Center

Scott Base staff spent the weekend locked down in furious "Condition-1" weather.

We're using the wrong month - and calendar - to celebrate Matariki, two academics say.

Science advisor to PM warns of pitfalls in using big data and analytics for social policy.

NZ scientists have made a surprise genetic finding that could help combat drug resistance.

New research could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria.

An Alpine Fault earthquake could cut the West Coast from the main grid for many weeks.

Elon Musk has revealed more details of his plans to establish first colony on Mars.

Washing your hands can also cleanse your brain of old ideas, a new study has revealed.

Biologists told of the worst smells they've faced while conducting field research.

COMMENT: Gwyneth Paltrow is not qualified to look after our health.

If you have a heart attack outside hospital in the future, you could be saved by a drone.

A technique just proven by NZ scientists on fruit flies could one day help wipe out pests.