Kiwi businesses are calling for more research and development incentives from the Government, as the election looms later this year.

Do you remember your wedding day? The birth of your first child?

Despite whatever else 2014 enters the history books for, it's likely to be remembered as the year that saw the birth of everyday wearable computing.

Scientists monitoring solar activity believe a mass ejection of particles from the sun could mean people in some parts of Britain and North America are treated to a rare glimpse of the Aurora Borealis over the next few hours.

When Dr Benjamin O'Brien invented technology that gave artificial muscle devices lifelike reflexes, he unlocked a world of endless possibilities.

Genetically modified organisms were illegally sent out of the country by University of Auckland staff.

Pastafarian minister Christopher Schaeffer was sworn into the Pomfret New York Town Councilwith a colander on his head throughout the ceremony to represent his unique religious beliefs.

A promotional demonstration of KODE Biotech technology.

An Auckland scientist has invented molecules that can attach themselves to any surface in a few minutes and modify every type of cell or virus.

Pre-school teacher Nicola Fahey is one of just 0.5 per cent chosen from the original pool of people who put their hands up for a one-way ticket.

The ability to make friends with those who have similar personality traits dates back to when chimps and humans were on similar evolutionary paths, scientists say.

It's a frightening figure - 11 per cent of early deaths in NZ are due to poor nutrition and obesity. So what can be done to reverse the trend?

Early childhood education centres are targeted in a new study examining some of the root causes of NZ's growing obesity problem.

All 52 passengers, including six Kiwis, from a ship trapped in thick Antarctic ice, have been helicoptered off.

Passengers aboard the Akademik Shokalskiy are now being evacuated from the research ship that has been stuck in Antarctic sea ice for more than a week.

If there was ever a reason not to be nosey, then this video is it. And if you happen to be an arachnophobe, the scenes here are the stuff of your darkest nightmares.

Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by helicopter, officials say.

Kiwi ornithologist Kerry-Jayne Wilson's fourth day stranded on a ship trapped by pack ice in Antarctica started with news that rescue could still be days away.

A rescue icebreaker is making steady progress zig-zagging through ice to rescue an ice-trapped ship in Antarctica with 74 people on board, including six New Zealanders.

A ship trapped by heavy sea ice in Antarctica with 74 people on board, including six Kiwis, will not be rescued until tomorrow night at the earliest.

Kiwis are in for an astronomical treat in April and October next year

An icebreaker is expected to reach a stranded Antarctic research ship with six Kiwis on board late tonight.

A New Zealand scientist stranded on board a ship stuck in thick pack ice in Antarctica has reassured family back home that all is well.

The lines of thousands of love poems and songs may have to be rewritten, according to Professor Alain Carpentier.

Can exercise during pregnancy combat obesity in your baby? And could it help offset the so-called "fat gene"?

DNA taken from the 50,000-year-old toe bone of a Neanderthal woman has shown that she was highly inbred.