Expectant mothers' diets could be creating an obesity timebomb for their unborn children, a groundbreaking study involving New Zealand scientists has revealed.

Wars in the future may be waged by a new generation of combat robots.

A Govt law tackling unauthorised movie and music downloads and illegal file sharers...

Manuka honey, the premium product found on fashionable breakfast tables, could play a role in the battle against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists reported yesterday.

Keep an eye out for some new dyed wool products coming to a store near you soon - a result of some pretty cool science and research that no one else around the world has managed to crack.

A new form of packaging developed by researchers in Munich will change colour from yellow to blue when the food items it contains have spoiled.

The way we shop is changing, and the web is to blame, writes Zoe Walker.

Food manufacturer Sanitarium has produced a scheme for a national "traffic light" food labelling system.

New Zealand health experts are leading a push to make the world largely smokefree by 2040.

An amendment to stalking laws is expected to be introduced in the Victorian state Parliament tomorrow.

Self-publishing has traditionally been a surefire route to obscurity and dismal sales. Now a British thriller writer who sells his novels as ebooks for as little as 71p ($1.50) is proving the naysayers wrong.

The FBI is using the internet to invite amateur sleuths to have a go at helping them solve a 12-year-old murder.

Women who need medical help to become pregnant but face risks from standard IVF treatment are being offered new hope of motherhood.

Australian men are embracing cosmetic procedures like never before as stigmas around the treatment fade.

A new gel developed by researchers in Australia and New Zealand will aid healing and eliminate scarring for millions of people undergoing nasal surgery around the world.

There's a new player in science communication that has emerged across the Tasman.

Crime shows such as CSI: Miami have brought forensic science to the masses.

A new front has opened in the property selling war, with a service run by lawyers promising to undercut real estate agents by thousands of dollars.

An invasion of tropical fish previously unseen in New Zealand waters could be an effect of global warming, a marine expert says.

Cosmetic surgery is finding a new audience among senior citizens.