It may be boring for parents - but reading the same book over and over again to children is the best way to develop their vocabulary.

The Soil and Health Association is backing calls by the Green Party for a parliamentary inquiry into failed genetic experiments on animals.

Events aim to encourage university researchers and companies to start talking to each other.

Accreditation of individual expert witnesses in the courtroom would be a move in the right direction, says Dr Anna Sandiford.

A building energy scientist for Branz.

Spanish chef Ferran Adria is having a break from El Bulli, but will continue to experiment in the kitchen.

Is a fully sustainable global energy system possible within reach, or a pipe dream?

More than 50 per cent of Wellingtonians believe the Capital's 'Golden Mile' should be made smokefree, a study suggests.

Scientists using underwater robots have discovered remnants of the Pink Terraces on the floor of Lake Rotomahana, near Rotorua.

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake, centred 30 kilometres south of Gisborne, struck just after 10pm last night.

Gisborne and Northern Hawke's Bay were rocked by a series of earthquakes on Monday between magnitude 4.2 and 3.3 at a relatively shallow depth, but no damage has been reported.

X marks the spot for eager youngsters in our treasure trove of fossil shellfish and dinosaur bones, writes Alex Tully.

The Security and Intelligence Service failed to follow basic procedures when it granted a security clearance to Stephen Wilce, the former director of defence technology who embellished claims about his experience.

The difficulty is that most university lecturers aren't trained teachers but have generally "picked it up on the job".

The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.