Chris de Freitas and Keith Hunter says the global temperature has not risen over the past 13 years.

A prostate test which could detect a single cancer cell passed in urine has been given a $800,000 funding boost.

Dunedin Hospital is under investigation over the use of drugs in medical research without proper...

Smoking - like overeating - can't be stopped merely by the will of authority.

Elite academy refines top drivers' skills with some extra lessons.

Researchers have issued a new caution over the use of Champix quit-smoking tablets.

Musicians and media have hit out at plans to sell student radio station Radio One as an attack on the cultural heart of Dunedin.

Study on adolescent risks finds answers in behaviour of infants.

More needs to be done during early childhood, write Peter Gluckman and Harlene Hayne.

Certain types of contraceptive pills may lead to a higher risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots.

New Zealanders who do not have enough access to nutritious and affordable food have higher levels of distress.

Tsunami has swamped one energy trend but the sea is ushering in another.

An iDevice update is looming; Kiwi developers offer disaster apps, data storage for Christchurch.

Events aim to encourage university researchers and companies to start talking to each other.

Research by the University of Otago found the social cost of injury in the home cost about $13b a year, while estimates by the Ministry of Transport put road injury costs at $3.84b.