Scientists have found that people who inherit two copies of a particular DNA variant show the biological signs of being about eight years "older" than people of the same age who carry neither genetic variant.

Millions of people who strive to keep fit by jogging, swimming or going to the gym are wasting their time, scientists say.

The worlds of climate change and steamy sex collide ... and a classic is born.

Scientists have for the first time found powerful evidence that genius may be linked with madness.

Medical journal's editors retract paper 12 years after it was published, saying several of its elements are "incorrect".

Ancestors of NZ's extinct flightless bird, the moa, probably flew here from South America and then lost the ability to fly home.

A report by the UN's expert panel on climate change, which is under fire for the sourcing of its information, has been defended by a NZ scientist.

NZ researchers may have discovered a breathrough for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Scientists are investigating a possible link between a rare degenerative nerve disease and a toxic gas blamed for four Nelson port workers 'deaths.

Traditionalists may not like it, but it appears that children who text regularly may be better spellers and readers.

It sounds rather undignified, from a sheep's perspective, but it's all in the cause of saving the planet.

The day when patients can "swallow their doctor" has come a step closer with the development of a submicroscopic nanoparticle that acts as an intelligent pill.

Kiwis are under-informed when it comes to climate change, says weather blogger Philip Duncan.

Respondents say concept is 'a giant con' or not conclusively proved by scientists.

Chimpanzees have been seen performing a "fire dance" in behaviour that could indicate an ability to understand and even control fire.