Scientists create offspring without a female egg, which could eventually pave the way for a baby to be born from DNA of two men.

Aussie scientists have developed an exercise pill that tricks the body into responding as though it's been to the gym.

A Japanese study reports: "We conclude that large earthquakes are more probable during periods of high tidal stress."

A new study has raised extraordinary possibility that humans may be able to put themselves into a kind of hibernation state - but in a way that hurts us.

Japanese researchers believe they may be closer to predicting an earthquake, but it hasn't come without criticism.

Two dolphins have been recorded for the first time having a conversation.

The science behind why humans find this bad habit so rewarding.

COMMENT: Misinformation is counterproductive in battling dramatic decline of species in Auckland Islands.

You may want to think twice the next time you invoke the five-second rule for food that's fallen on the floor.

The Pope's astronomer, Brother Guy Consolmagno, is visiting Great Barrier Island today. He talks to science reporter Jamie Morton about faith, science and little green men.

Greg Bruce goes to university to learn how ideas are made.

COMMENT: Don't blame the on-ramp lights for traffic delays, blame the still-increasing amount of drivers on the road network.

Scientists have discovered something strange deep in the jungle of Madagascar: the "ghost snake".

A reef offshore from Patea is not being explored in order to find life forms that seabed mining could endanger - but that may be one

By comparing global maps from the present day and the early 1990s, researchers have concluded that a 10th of all the world's wilderness has been lost in just 20 years.

How climate change will affect cherished species like tuatara and takahe - and countless others around the world - urgently needs to be assessed, scientists say.

Spending 2 hours a week walking, gardening or playing golf may offset the deadly impact of drinking too much alcohol, research suggests.

An internationally renowned Kiwi chemistry researcher has been honoured by her fellow scientists with a top medal.

The Storr Lochs Monster was first discovered in 1966, but scientists couldn't study the fossil until now.

Life on Earth has its challenges but what about life on Mars? Can humans ever survive on our neighbouring red planet?

Strange radio activity picked up from the outer reaches of the universe proved the latest false alarm of finding extra-terrestrial life.

Scientists are to create an underwater "earthquake observatory" near the North Island's East Coast that will give detailed information about off-shore quakes like the 7.1 which shook the North Island last week.

They're one of the most fearsome natural phenomena known to man - and now Kiwi scientists have revealed the mechanics of volcanic pyroclastic flows.

COMMENT: Have you ever been sat on a flight with a crying baby, wondering more and more with each successive wail how much longer you can stand the sound?

A ground-breaking strategy from America is teaching isolated children how to make friends. Tanith Carey finds out how.

As investigators share their latest breakthroughs at Brain Research NZ's annual conference, Jamie Morton took a close look at 10 new Kiwi-led advances.

Could meditating in your lounge be just as good for you as that break in Fiji? Scientists have the answers.

COMMENT: The medical use of microbeads has led to many advances but their cosmetic applications can cause havoc to the marine food chain.

The first drug to combat Alzheimer's disease is on the horizon.

Women who drink a large glass of wine each night may harm their chance of having a baby, a study suggests.