UPenn researchers have found how to stimulate the cells to create fat, a possible end to scarring.

The newly formed Red Nova will burn so brightly in the constellation Cygnus that everyone will be able to see it.

The cold miserable weather so far this year in many parts of the country isn't the usual weather we see - but it's not out of the question either.

COMMENT: Ditch the post-partying detox diet and let your incredible intrinsic cleansing system do the work it was made to do.

Experts at Boston University claim to have discovered the game-changing test

A major crack that has rapidly expanded is poised to create one of the world's biggest icebergs in a matter of months, scientists warn.

Fog harvesting, floating dairy farm and smog towers... Andrew Stone outlines some clever and inspiring innovations that we might hear a bit about in 2017.

As if Australians didn't have enough pesky species to worry about, a new study finds their country is effectively crawling with feral cats.

Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre.

Rare and brief bursts of cosmic radio waves have puzzled astronomers. Now the signals have finally been tied to a source.

Irish scientists say this gut membrane should be the newest organ.

Kiwi scientists are exploring the mysterious role the bugs inside us play in regulating our diet and metabolism.

Pavement-navigating robots are the latest idea in delivering groceries and packages.

The world could be set to end in October this year, when a giant mysterious planet collides with our own - according to a conspiracy theorist.

Dinosaurs were vulnerable after the asteroid hit Earth because they took months to hatch out of their eggs.

Kiwis' use of antibiotics has soared, indicating widespread inappropriate use for viral coughs and colds, experts say.

When it comes to trapping our bird-killing pest predators, a little bit of potent ferret stench could be the missing ingredient.

A Kiwi climate scientist says he's been alarmed at how much sea ice the planet's poles lost in 2016, in what was one of the hottest years on record.

Scientists are seeking to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the disease that's killing our kauri - why it's attracted to the native tree's scent like we're drawn to coffee.

They're called "slow waves" - and while we don't feel them, they propagate through our bodies each time we eat something. A new study aims to learn more about them.

She's not a hypnotist, but she can convince you that you're a criminal or were traumatised as a child. Elizabeth Loftus has ways of making you think.

Creating "designer" ecosystems for degraded waterways could boost river restoration efforts around the country.

A recently-discovered cannabis-like substance naturally produced by our brains could play a role in treating Parkinson's disease.

A new study calls to expand our understanding of how a woman can be aroused.

It sounds like something out of 1950s science fiction: a blob-like organism that's made up of one giant cell and which can learn despite having no brain.

COMMENT: What will you do with the extra time added to today to get clocks in sync with the Earth's rotation?

How narcissistic are Kiwis?

Urgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - sprinting to extinction, experts have warned.

COMMENT: It has long been thought sea frolicking has many health benefits.

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.