Huge data-hungry science projects are fuelling a boom in New Zealand’s data industry, says the director of a company which has just launched the country’s first fully-automated cloud service.

Photo taken from International Space Station shows the Cook Strait and North and South Islands in glorious detail as they are caught by glint of the setting sun.

A group of young adventurers are taking to the water in some unusual kayaks in a bid to battle plastic pollution.

A new kind of vaccine has shown "striking" results in tests against HIV, raising hopes of a therapy to protect people from Aids.

Scientists believe they may have found the strongest natural material known to man - and it's the teeth of the humble limpet.

Is there a link between certain diets and pregnancy complications?

A PhD student has created a pain-free treatment to erase unwanted designs may be on the horizon in the form of a cream.

An Auckland man could end up swapping his job at the Ministry of Social Development for a one-way ticket to Mars.

A 24-year-old astrophysics students at Birmingham University was yesterday named on the shortlist of candidates selected to set up the first human colony on Mars. ,

People in their 20s could accurately be described as "kidults", according to research that suggests adolescent effects on the brain extend far beyond the early teens.

Nearly a quarter of new cases of psychosis are linked to high-potency "skunk like" cannabis, new research shows.

Kiwi scientists will this week unveil next-generation technology modelled on the greatest supercomputer known - the human brain.

Scientists are developing new contact lenses that could give wearers superhero-like vision.

Years of scientific research will lie hidden behind every Black Caps ball sent hurtling down the pitch at Christchurch's Hagley Oval tomorrow.

Assisted reproductive technology has advanced significantly since the first healthy IVF baby was born more than 35 years ago.

For those who missed the spectacle of a 4.6 billion year old chunk of space rock streaking across NZ skies, it could be a long wait till the next show.

Is love just a troublesome artifice we've created for ourselves, or a fundamental part of human existence, to be cherished even when it hurts us?

A "blinding" flash, intense explosion and sonic booms experienced over much of the country last night were probably caused by a meteor, experts agree.

Two large sharks have been spotted of the northern NSW coast where a surfer was fatally attacked, forcing authorities to reassess beaches.

Authorities have revealed a large great white shark was behind Australia's latest shark fatality, as video footage has emerged of the attack.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has today rejected an application for a major seabed mining operation proposed off the coast of Canterbury.

In November last year Datacom attended the New Zealand Job Fair in Sydney, organised by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

A young woman was seen moving towards police with a knife before officers fired two shots in a fatal shooting outside a Sydney fast-food outlet.

The sharp decline in honeybees has been linked to changes in foraging behaviour brought on by stress, a study has found.

The researchers believe their findings could help in the battle to curb the world's growing obesity problem.

Bag full of priceless mementos from the most famous space mission of all found stuffed in a closet by Neil Armstrong's widow.

'It went whack and he was thrown in the air.' A Japanese surfer killed yesterday when both his legs were bitten off by a shark was a 'great guy', friends say.

Kiwis travelling to the Pacific are being warned to take all measures to avoid mosquito bites - as the number of people returning with viruses continues to increase.