New study shows challenging the immune systems of kakapo and other endangered species may help bring them back from the brink.

The explosive history of Rangitoto has again been rewritten, after scientists recovered buried clues of ancient blasts deep below the Island.

Bugs capable of everything from curing diseases to mopping up pollution are a step closer after scientists created an artificial lifeform in a lab.

The extrasolar planet HD 20782, about 117 light years from Earth.

In 2012 in New Zealand, 3137 deaths, 11 per cent, were attributable to environmental factors.

The team tested the two groups of birds using not only associative learning tasks, but innovative problem-solving tasks.

Award-winning science writer Dr Rebecca Priestley's new anthology of Antarctic science, Dispatches from Continent Seven, starts out with her own experience on the ice.

Study finds people more likely to mingle with people with similar physical traits — including levels of attractiveness.

Psychologists reveal why we close our eyes when locking lips.

New findings are being described as a "paradigm shift" in the understanding of diabetes.

A recent breakthrough poses new hope.

We are releasing carbon into the atmosphere at an alarming rate, and we will soon eclipse the only known "thermal maximum".

New Horizons spacecraft has transmitted spectacular images back that reveal surprises. Here's a summary of just a few scientific results to date.

British troops have been testing material so advanced it hides soldiers from infra-red and heat-seeking devices.

The so-called Tully Monster could be the most repulsive looking creature to ever have roamed the oceans.

British astronomers have discovered a cluster of nine "monster" stars 30 million times brighter than the Sun which could change our understanding of the way stars are formed.

COMMENT: UK announced its war against sugary drinks with a 25p (53c) a litre tax on soda. Based on the science available, should we follow suit?

It's one of the most enigmatic specimens ever found. And now, half a century after its discovery, researchers claim to have found its place in the tree of life.

Scientists believe by 2045 they will have achieved immortality.

As a daughter who has watched her father lose his battle with cancer, I am empathetic to families who try to access cannabis products illegally, writes Michelle Dickinson.

Pathologists stunned by "staggering" results.

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.