The latest international report on climate change has been released and its findings came as little surprise.

It might seem the stuff of science fiction, but a mind-reading device is being developed by scientists which can eavesdrop on your inner voice.

A husband and wife team could help change the way products as common as car tyres are made by recycling chemicals from greenhouse gases.

Two genes have been identified that may be partly responsible for extremely violent crimes.

Sir Ray Avery's revolutionary baby incubator has been designed with the best of Kiwi ingenuity, the Auckland scientist and inventor says.

Making lessons relevant and suited to students' shortened attention spans are some of the reasons why young women are flocking to chemistry lessons at one school.

Changes to the Southern Ocean's sea ice belt could mean see the global level rising several metres, says a new study which has shed more light on an ice-age mystery.

They clumsily bang against our windows and make themselves a springtime nuisance - but the humble bumblebee could prove more valuable to New Zealand's economy than we ever imagined, researchers....

They’re loveable, cute and raise caring families with their mate for life, right? Wrong. A new book busts the box-office myths.

An expert has detailed what he believes to be the first warning signs of schizophrenia, and changes in the type of language people use could be first clues.

Struggling to tell faces of other races apart may have more to do with perception than prejudice, a Kiwi researcher says.

The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) says its pleased to see a drop in the number of animals used for testing and research.

A glorious blood moon delighted skygazers in many parts of New Zealand last night.

A team of 100 scientists and engineers has begun drilling a 1.3km-deep borehole into the Alpine Fault to gather information about the inner workings of the fault line.

Taking paracetamol while pregnant increases the risk of behavioural problems in school-age children, according to new NZ research.

New Zealand university students are about to battle international competition to decide who has built and programmed the best robot.

Scientists yesterday discovered the eyes were 35cm wide, at least 8cm bigger than the last one.

New Zealand scientists hope to discover what makes 350kg deep sea beast tick. Watch a live stream of the examination.

Scientists will soon examine an intact colossal squid for the first time in six years.

Scientists from New Zealand and around the world are ready to descend on the West Coast in a $3 million project to investigate the Alpine Fault with a deep drilling probe.

The University of Canterbury says it will build the world’s first human colour x-ray scanner with the help from a $12m government grant.

Look at those extraordinary images of the Earth from outer space and you'll see that our beautiful islands lie at the heart of the world's largest ocean.

An asteroid nicknamed after a maligned dog and with the potential to cause catastrophic damage will pass within 40,000km of Earth this morning.