New Zealand underperforms when it comes to innovation but spending more on R&D is not necessarily the solution.

Evidence of rising temperatures in NZ is being used by Britain in an effort to lessen the fall-out from leaked scientific emails.

Natalya Skelton went blind in one eye when she was 3 after suffering a severe complication from a virus.

Ground-breaking research into improving the condition of kidneys for transplantation has earned a young NZ doctor a top scholarship.

Armed with rock chisels, it took the thief only a few minutes to wipe out 135 million years of history.

A NZ surgeon who helped separate conjoined twins says none of the complications they had allowed for materialised.

Impact of tsunami on Auckland would be widespread but not deadly.

New Zealand scientists have captured the first images of the snailfish Notoliparis kermadecensis.

American scientists swooped over New Zealand yesterday to take measurements of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.

Barack Obama has a vision of a fundamental US energy makeover, moving from fossil fuels such as coal and oil to renewable sources including solar and wind.

I'll never forget the moment I arrived at Auckland airport from South Korea about 15 years ago.

A massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.