The name of a baby could negatively affect its future, according to new research.

From Christchurch to Silicon Valley, a young Kiwi is at the forefront of a tech industry revolution, reports Karyn Scherer.

Machines will soon be tracking and analysing almost everything you do - if they aren't already.

The Government, should it be re-elected this month, plans to boost investment in the science sector and transform Industrial Research Limited into an advanced technology institute - a high tech HQ for New Zealand.

It would seem that the ancient practice of yoga really does work - and it could be even better than going to the doctor.

Science appears to show that we like people who smell different, but not too different, writes the Independent's Alice Azania-Jarvis.

Pregnant women with sleep apnoea could be more likely to have smaller babies, researchers have found.

Advances in genetic science could see future generations of people living free of disease well into old age.