New Zealanders are being called upon to help save our national icon by reporting kiwi sightings to conservationists.

Dr Michelle Dickinson this week launches one of her proudest inventions - a new charity that will connect our kids with technology and hands-on innovation.

Work is to start on removing human bones from a restaurant building site at Auckland's Long Bay Regional Park.

The tiny native bird, which is only slightly larger than a house sparrow, features in a new study in the leading scientific journal Animal Behaviour

Women could be offered new treatments to prevent breast cancer returning following a crucial discovery by scientists.

The All Blacks will bring home the Rugby World Cup - but only after an excruciating four-point win over England, according to a maths equation.

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

Whenever I'm asked if I have any dietary restrictions I always reply with "yes, I don't diet".

A Kiwi inventor's quest for cash to pay for incubators has attracted a helping hand from a father with reason to be grateful.

24 per cent of New Zealanders have reported feeling tired on a daily basis in a Southern Cross Healthcare Group survey.

A man confined to a wheelchair is able to walk again after United States scientists reconnected his brain and legs.

A new study of NZ's six major wine-growing regions has uncovered an hidden factor in what sets the flavours and aromas of vintages in different regions.

What came first, the skin or the teeth? When it comes to tooth enamel, that's been a big question for decades. Now there may be an answer.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

While we're all tensely watching the All Blacks at this year's Rugby World Cup, a team of researchers will perhaps be more interested in us.

Drones among top ideas a renowned Auckland University ecologist has suggested for the next pest control solutions.

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.