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.

If travelling to a new home might take thousands of years, would humans be able to successfully procreate along the way?

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

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.

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.

The reign of the kilo as we know it may be about to come to an end.

Great news for students - jeans left unwashed for a year are no dirtier than those that have been worn for a fortnight.

Ethics experts have approved NZ's first clinical trial using adult stem cells to treat people with spinal injuries.