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.

The Large Hadron Collider set a record for high-energy collisions on March 30, 2010 by crashing proton beams into each other at three times more force than ever before.

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.

Portion sizes in depictions of the most famous meal in history - the Last Supper - have ballooned over the past millennium, a study shows.

Professor Richard Faull has spent 35 years studying the human brain so he can help people affected by brain disorders including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

Animal rights protesters - and one beagle - picketed outside the venue for a speech by animal testing scientist Allen Goldenthal yesterday.

Men believe they suffer the same symptoms of pregnancy as their partners, according to a new survey.