A team of Victoria University researchers has won New Zealand's most valuable science prize for developing technology that is earning millions of dollars.

More can be done to improve the tax system to promote economic growth, says Treasury secretary John Whitehead.

Scientists this week announced the first pill to provide effective protection against Aids.

Mining companies around the world face a constant struggle to avoid accumulations of methane gas and coal dust underground.

A Glasgow man in his 60s has become the world's first person to receive injections of foetal stem cells.

Organs and bones were illegally harvested from the bodies of dead nuclear industry workers.

Scientists from New Zealand and the United States plan to map the bottom of Lake Rotomahana in the hope of discovering what happened to the Pink and White Terraces hydrothermal system.

The many genes that influence body weight can interact in a complex and unpredictable way that sometimes defies scientific explanation.

NZ women have been warned to take care with painkillers during pregnancy, after a study found a link to potential fertility problems in baby boys.

The fewer siblings children have, the happier they are, a survey has suggested.

A new species of lizard has become a legend in its own lunchtime after being identified by scientists from the menu of a Vietnamese restaurant.

An Otago University molecular biologist has been awarded New Zealand's top science and technology honour, the 2010 Rutherford Medal.

Kayaker Mark Jones had unexpected company when a pod of whales surrounded him as he paddled to Great Barrier Island.

A 57-year-old woman is believed to have become Australia's oldest mother after giving birth to twins last week.