Polar scientists are united on the likelihood of level rises - but how much and when?

Hand-picked NZ bumblebees waiting to be sent to Britain on a pollination "rescue mission" have died in captivity.

British scientists have started an ambitious project aimed at searching for signs of extraterrestrial life on Mars.

Soldiers and others in dangerous professions could take anti-fear medications to cope with stress.

An orca that washed up dead near Whakatane has been buried in a nearby Maori cemetery despite researchers wanting to perform an autopsy.

Members of the public are being urged to become "citizen scientists" by recording their sightings of local wildlife to save endangered species.

Scalpel-free, virtual autopsy, or 'virtopsy' - a radical new approach to forensic investigation.

A drug co-invented by a University of Auckland researcher and part funded by a New Zealand venture capital company is about to take the next step on the path to gaining a foothold in the global 'wound-healing' market.

Drugs may now offer the best hope to preventing the spread of HIV, a new study reveals.

Small doses of the male sex hormone testosterone can make people less trusting of strangers, scientists have found.

News that synthetic life has been produced in a US laboratory has been received with awe and alarm.

In a major breakthrough, US scientists have produced a living cell powered by man-made DNA.

The Government's chief science adviser has warned of a "new biological reality" behind recent youth tragedies.