Images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, which NASA claims is the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the sun.

It is not a completely far-out scenario that the genetic sequence of all newborn babies may one day be collected by default, writes Dita De Boni.

Medical researchers have begun to elucidate the complex role of genes in human health.

Shark expert Vic Hislop denies he paid thousands for a monstrous hammerhead which is now in a freezer while he decides what to do with it.

A Kiwi inventor has won the award for best brainwave at an international gadget fair in the United Kingdom.

Writer Peter Nowak starts his survey of technology by linking war, porn and fast food - the idea surfaced after he saw the lurid sex tape of Paris Hilton.

As negotiators are stalled in a deal to unite Cyprus, forensic experts are helping to bury the ghosts of a bloody conflict.

A NZ great white shark is believed to have set a world record for deep-sea diving, plunging to 1.2km below the surface on his way to Brisbane.

A study has found that that laboratory rats will endure painful electric shocks to satisfy their craving for high-calorie snacks made from sausages, bacon and cheesecake.

It was a question many Herald readers wanted answered - what the heck is a pseudorca?

Earth Hour tomorrow night is intended to unite people and communities against climate change but global warming grinches plan to leave their lights on.

Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, explains why it is important we start thinking of our planet, and species, as a whole.