The body's immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, scientists have found.

This week, a tiny United States robot spacecraft will make a dramatic encounter in deep space.

Australia is much further along than New Zealand when it comes to employing genetic modification in crops.

There's room for both blue-skies research and applied sciences, a conference this month heard.

A real-life find by scientists reads like something out of Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton's famous novel.

Technology developed in New Zealand is being sold to overseas research labs.

In research and development, it’s often taken for granted that teams require a certain critical mass to be successful

It's promoted as beneficial to mum and baby, but a major Australian study has found no noticeable effect among women who took fish oil capsules during pregnancy.

New research has provided evidence for the existence of a ninth planet on the edge of our solar system. YouTube / Caltech

Is there an increasing mismatch between science education of today and the demands of the 21st century?

No area of medicine has advanced more rapidly, nor created more controversy, than the treatment of infertility.

Taking big risks in the hope of high rewards may be a fundamental part of our biological nature, the pigeon study has shown.

Scientists have shown what many dog owners have suspected - while some canines are joyfully optimistic about life, others have a tendency for gloomy pessimism.

A review of the weight loss drug found the risks to patients outweighed the benefits, Medsafe's principal clinical advisor said today.

Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.