Bigger waves and more coastal erosion will hit Pacific countries like New Zealand as a projected upsurge of severe El Nino brings an increase in storm events.

Not one student at Gloriavale school has gone beyond Year 11 in the past three years sparking fresh calls for an investigation.

There's been emerging evidence showing that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of depression and cognitive decline.

A rare astrological event next week could herald the end of days, according to some Christian groups.

That's me, that's me and that's me ... Dr Michelle Dickinson ventures into the world of 3D replication.

Grumpy teenagers who don't want to get out of bed have had their complaints vindicated by scientists who analysed 30 years of sleep science.

The Herald's science writer Jamie Morton on this week's scientific breakthroughs.

When it comes to hooking young Kiwis on science, there might be no brighter way than making things glow in the dark.

Drinking coffee in the evening can turn back the body clock and could help fight jet lag, but there's a catch.

Creating new plastic materials for 3D printing and designing cutting-edge sensor technologies will be among the first targets of a major Kiwi science collaboration.

Spot the pigeon - that's the aim of a survey that will harness "citizen science" to grasp whether our colourful kereru is becoming rarer or more common.

Photographer ties animal's shocking appearance to climate change.

Caffeine has become an obsession and an entire industry is dedicated to making caffeine-ingesting more efficient. But these new products are harming our health.

What linguists call prosody describes the variations in timing, pitch and stress patterns in speech that help people convey meaning and emotion.

Numerous studies now show the risk of many different cancers is undoubtedly influenced by diet.

Vision problems in young children could be picked up years earlier with technology being developed by University of Auckland researchers.

If the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet melted, oceans would rise by 50 metres. This week, new scientific evidence will be presented that shows it's at risk.

Scientists have looked at the issue of dairy and inflammation and have recently published a systematic review of the issue, writes Niki Bezzant.

It's been a great week for New Zealand women in science.

A deprived childhood was the making of the inventive doer who now wants to improve lives in the Third World.

The Herald's science writer Jamie Morton on the latest discoveries you need to know about.

Is it right to be worried about Murdoch's new part stake in National Geographic's media arm?

Whale specimens with long surfboard-like snouts have been identified by University of Otago palaeontology researchers.

When the midwife handed me my newborn son, my first thought was that this hideous homunculus could surely not be mine. He was bald and jaundice-yellow, his little features squashed into an expression of profound dismay at finding himself in the world.

A report revealing the extent of bullying among surgeons has shocked the profession, and it is vowing to change.

As it gets harder to tear our eyes away from smartphones, TV sets, tablets and computers, concerns are growing over a blue light emitted by their screens, blamed for harming the retina and causing interrupted sleep.

In vitro fertilisation cycles using thawed frozen embryos have been shown to be just as successful as fresh ones in a report today.

An invasive species of ants has been discovered to carry a virus linked to the deaths of honey bees.

A Rotorua geyser which has been dormant for more than 35 years has caught locals off guard after suddenly erupting.

Scientists discover new species of deadly spider burrowed in rotting log in NSW.