Family members could be kept alive forever virtually so living relatives could interact with their avatars, an academic has suggested.

The same team of scientists that helped rescue a multi-billion dollar industry from the Psa-V virus is now eyeing another huge challenge.

It's understood that the biggest losses would be in the study areas of greenhouse gases and field work.

New findings pave the way for the first medicine to ease the difficulty many autistic children have in interacting.

The critically-endangered Maui dolphin has topped a list of New Zealand's 10 "rarest of the rare" endangered species.

The final sunset marks the coming of summer to the frozen continent, but it will still be far from summer as we know it.

How did thousands of possum tails end up littering State Highway 1?

The Herald will be travelling to Antarctica this summer to meet Kiwi scientists investigating what the frozen continent has meant for our past and what it might mean for our future.

New Zealand scientists are getting up close and personal with giant humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean. Geoff Cumming explains why.

Consider yourself a cheese addict? Here's why.

Salmon are dying in unprecedented numbers, and scientists are working to establish whether bacteria never before found in NZ is to blame.

Designer babies is getting closer to reality as scientists in China claim they're the first to use gene editing to create "designer dogs."

New Zealand scientist blames our society for assuming certain roles are more suited to men.

It was absolutely astounding to see kids were able to play more sports and had less wheezing and coughing.

It found that the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has increased and diversity and conservation status of some native species have declined

Women using IVF are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer, the biggest study of fertility treatment in the world has discovered.

The student was trying to solve Sudoku puzzles. That's when the seizures began.

A set of 47 human teeth found in China is giving scientists food for thought.

New think-tank will consider how the nation can benefit in a data-ordered future.

A song, a charity and some sheep are helping fight a rare and always fatal disease that strikes children.

It's the dress that broke the internet. Now scientists think they've found the reason why so many people swore black was white.

Cryonics: The preservation of animals and humans at ultra-cold temperatures is booming in the US, notwithstanding the $100,000 minimum price tag.

Major Kiwi-led study paints a dire picture of Antarctica's future under climate change, with models simulating heavy ice loss under all but one scenario.

Is genetically modifying human embryos just natural progression or cause for concern?

There's a dwarf snakehead fish that lives in the Eastern Himalayas, and it walks upon the earth.

I F***ing Love Science has 22 million likes on its page and appears on most Facebook users newsfeed. But its creator isn't in the mood to sell.

Food researchers have been granted $10.9 million under a new Government scheme designed to encourage scientific brilliance and boost exports.

It's been called the "Genghis Khan" of the ant world, and for good reason.

Deleting a gene could extend life by up to 60 per cent, say scientists.