What if we could fight climate change by capturing emissions and locking them away? It sounds good, but the obstacles are huge, reports Chris Mooney.

Reseachers from across the world have attended a major conference in Christchurch showing off their latest theories, technology, data, and videos furthering the state-of-the-art in human robot interaction.

And here's what they do to your brain.

The "root of all evil" has been discovered by scientists who found that part of the brain fires up before nefarious acts are carried out.

Do you sometimes find yourself losing focus on the job? Is your thinking a little fuzzy? It could be something in the air.

The best things in life are not only free - they also arrive before we hit middle-age, it seems.

Viagra could be given to women in childbirth to reduce complications and save babies' lives.

Crows and parrots have sophisticated thinking skills on a par with those of apes such as chimpanzees, researchers claim.

A device that sends an electric current into nerve fibres found in the ears could help millions of people with depression.

A new paper from researchers at Johns Hopkins University suggests that learning to ignore certain things is a powerful tool for helping people focus.

Cancer is an unconventional enemy requiring unconventional ideas to tackle it. Enter Zebra fish embryos.

American Astronaut Scott Kelly returns from space, having grown two inches during his time in orbit. / AP

The science behind why glass gives a better flavour.

Launched last year to huge fanfare, a new study reveals its effects.

Scientists discover what makes skin cells age.

Google-owned Boston Dynamics has revealed 'Atlas', a robot designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. The robot has LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. This version of Atlas is about 5' 9" tall and weighs 180 lbs.

"Surprise meteor shower" in New Zealand sparks hunt for unknown ice ball orbiting in space.

There may be a silver lining to all that misbehaviour.

Recent research into happiness reveals some intriguing patterns.

Scientists have turned to an intriguing place to source cheaper, more efficient energy - blazing-hot magma kilometres below the ground.

A researcher filmed himself burrowing into a wasp nest sparking a massive swarm of fury.

A new study reveals the fear of losing money is all the incentive people need for weight loss.

A sense of 'alarm and panic' is being felt at the Pacific Climate Change Conference as rising sea levels threaten small nations.

Scientists have probed more than 100m beneath Orakei Basin in a bid to reveal the explosive history of ancient Auckland.

A revolutionary cancer treatment that remembers the disease and remains like a watchman to prevent it returning is being developed.

Why has one of our largest endangered bird species just become two new ones?

"How does taking a bath among native bush and listening to the sound of tui, kaka, woodpigeon and morepork appeal?"

Student and surfer Debbie Remnant says her project to understand surfing injuries is a "real passion".

The latest big quake comes after more than 15,000 others, most of them too weak to be felt, in an aftershock sequence triggered by the 2010 Darfield earthquake.