The teeth of a dog may provide new insight into how humans migrated across the world's largest ocean to New Zealand, and where they came from.

There's a scientific explanation for our tendency to go gaga over certain animals, characters and products.

Excessive drinking has led to "unpredictable behaviour" including fights, arriving at work "under the influence", and indecent exposure.

Auckland University's Professor Richard Easther, one of the world's leading cosmologists, gives his scientific verdict on the movie of the moment.

Famed geysers like Waikite and Wairoa were giants in Rotorua's bubbling landscape before they fell silent decades ago. Today, there are signs of a new explosive era.

Kiwi scientists have uncovered another secret of a wonder-protein that's already been shown to play a hand in reproduction and early brain development.

It is estimated up to a third of all cases of infertility in women involve disorders in the area of brain circuitry.

The Government lays out a 10-year plan for investing in science.

The Government has laid out its plans for investment in science over the next 10 years, including changes to the main funding mechanism.

Pills that mimic the benefits of exercise without any of the hard work could soon be available, scientists believe.

Evolutionary biologist and writer Richard Dawkins says he suspects religion is "dying" in New Zealand and that's a good thing for science and education.

Who we find attractive isn't determined by some complex genetic construct, but simply by our own personal experiences.

After months of pilot programmes OMGTech! launched their nationwide initiative to enable access for all children in NZ to learn advanced technology.

Kiwi space company Rocket Lab may be flying spacecraft to the lunar surface as soon as 2017.

Our biggest fund for blue sky research is boosting scientific output in New Zealand, but there's plenty of room to improve.

Babies are more active in the uterus when a pregnant mother lies on her left side than on her back, according to important new research.

Doctor's "inclusive and unselfish" work to inspire female immunologists rewarded.

Exhaustive review concludes upping calcium intake through food or supplements is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in older people.

Bowel cancer patients with higher levels of vitamin C in their tumours have extended disease-free survival - is the same true for breast cancer?

A new experiment has created a cloak that, for the first time, can hide small objects of any shape completely from visible light.

Scientists are pitting a tiny Chinese bug against a pest shrub believed to worsen respiratory problems in a world-first Waikato trial.

The discovery of water seeping out of the steep slopes of Mars could be an indication of life on the red planet, a Kiwi astronomer says.

A major Kiwi study will examine whether a standard type of treatment used on heart attack patients actually helps.

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.