Scientists have uncovered fascinating new insights about the commuting habits of Antarctic killer whales.

Can you hold light with tweezers? Well, in a way, yes, University of Auckland scientists have found.

Scientists have found a way to read the mind, analysing brain waves and interpreting them as words and even complete sentences without having to listen.

A condom that changes colour when it comes in to contact with sexually transmitted infections (STI) like chlamydia and herpes has been invented by teenagers.

Our country will next week offer international scientists a unique window to a quick and rare astronomical event that last occurred a decade ago.

A lamb genetically modified to contain a jellyfish protein has entered the food chain in France, plunging Europe's top agricultural research institute into crisis.

The last 50 years of gains in development and global health could be undone by the “medical emergency” that is the threat of climate change to human health, scientists said today.

Earth has entered its sixth mass extinction with animals dying out at 100 times the normal rate, scientists have warned.

Pig cells are behind a new treatment which could help those living with Parkinson's disease combat its dramatic and sometimes debilitating effects.

The ability to grow bones and organs in the lab for transplants has moved a step closer following a major breakthrough.

Food is an integral part of life, and New Zealand has carefully cultivated a global reputation for food quality and safety, writes Steve Maharey.

In the largest study of its kind, the researchers monitored more than 1,100 proteins in the blood of 106 pairs of twins.

A Kiwi scientist is behind technology that could help a major pharmaceutical company make a remarkable cancer breakthrough.

Scientists have captured the moment a white blood cell dies - and the results are spectacular.

Dr Geoff Chambers sees an era, maybe only a decade away, where we'll all receive personalised medicine based on our own distinct DNA make-up.

A Nobel-winning British scientist who claimed that women are a distraction in the laboratory cried when he was told to resign.

It is often said that you are what you eat. But it seems that what your mother ate is also important. Research has linked a woman's diet before she becomes pregnant to the long-term health of her future child.

Children learn to associate science with men at early ages. Over 40 years ago, less than 1 per cent of American and Canadian elementary school children drew a woman when asked to draw a scientist.

The cancer-causing gene mutation that actress Angelina Jolie famously pre-empted with preventive surgery is the focus of groundbreaking new Kiwi research.

Kiwi scientists are turning exterminators to help get rid of 'crazy' ants that are terrorising Pacific Island villagers.

Dancing, singing, and, er, peeing on yourself - it's all part of the playbook if you're a native short-tailed bat looking to get lucky with the ladies.

Curious how many viruses have invaded your body over the course of your life? Now you can know.

Andrew Stone goes in search of his ethnic roots with the help of science and a little bit of saliva.

The annual Wacky Racers' event is being held in Christchurch tomorrow.

The brain is truly a marvel. But is there a point where it reaches capacity? In other words, can the brain be "full"?

Kiwi inventor Sir Ray Avery is getting help from dozens of artists around the world to raise money for lifesaving baby incubators.