Think twice before using your toothbrush... it's covered in millions of different germs - including faeces.

COMMENT: I'm glad we finally moved towards banning microbeads, it's been great for the nation to have this conversation, late or not.

Scientists have inflicted upon a new species of moth a name Democrats would argue is decidedly cruel: Neopalpa donaldtrumpi.

Women regret one-night stands; men want more of them.

New Zealand is ready to join the space race, with Kiwi start-up Rocket Lab on the brink of launching a rocket to the moon.

Inside a remote desert facility, hundreds of human bodies lie frozen in capsules, each waiting for their second life to start.

The new school year is weeks away but schools are struggling to find teachers.

Scientists are this week heading to the subantarctic Auckland Islands for an annual survey of white-capped albatross and New Zealand sea lion numbers in the remote and windswept region.

James Bond might have stubbed out his last cigarette - but the spectre of smoking still lingers over 007's films today, Kiwi researchers say.

Catching up with the nine top scholars from 2015 NCEA exams, a year on from their results.

A record number of New Zealand students have received early round offers to some of the world's best tertiary institutions, including the Ivy League.

A woman has been killed by a superbug that proved resistant to every antibiotic available in the United States.

Kiwi scientists have published another study exploring links between concussions suffered while playing rugby and long-term impacts on brain function.

Ever met someone who just wasn't into music? They might just have a condition called specific musical anhedonia.

Alien megastructure? Or natural mega-disaster? Astronomers have crunched the numbers and come up with a new explanation for the erratic flickering of a distant star. Indigestion.

Immigrants to New Zealand are often quick to pick up our signature twang - but it seems one ex-pat hasn't lost its British accent more than a century after moving here.

According to a new study, this simple tip can help you lose weight and you can eat anything you want ... as long as it's in the right time frame.

COMMENT: Computers that talk like humans are no longer in the realm of science fiction. Voice recognition technology is friendly now.

In the last of a five-part series looking at research in Auckland's blue backyard, an expert discusses how far our ocean ecosystems can be pushed.

It's a hot summer's day and you're looking forward to an ice cream. But within seconds of your first bite, you feel a headache coming on: a brain freeze. Here's what's going on.

Do baboons pass gas? What about salamanders? Millipedes? Real-life scientists are now taking to Twitter to provide answers.

In the second of a five part series on Auckland's big blue backyard, science reporter Jamie Morton talks to seabird expert Dr Brendon Dunphy.

Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to Auckland Uni conservation ecologist Dr James Russell about the challenge to sweep islands clear of pest predators.

Science reporter Jamie Morton looks at some of the hardy little creatures that live in our rock pools.

The Moon may have formed through the merging of 20 smaller 'moonlets' following asteroid strikes on the young Earth, a new theory suggests.

Fillings could be consigned to history after scientists found that a drug given to Alzheimer's patients can help teeth regrow and repair cavities.

Scientists are claiming painful visits to the dentist could become a thing of the past, thanks to an Alzheimer's drug.

A sleek, human-driven submarine and a cutting-edge underwater sensing system are among the impressive innovations of a team of Auckland Uni engineers.

Herald science reporter Jamie Morton talks to Stardome astronomer Dr Grant Christie about the stars we can see above us in the sky this summer.

This week a comet will be visible from Earth for the first time. In February another object is approaching, but Nasa can't work out what it is.