At 50, Katherine Leamy packed her bag and headed off on a big international trip with nothing more than a backpack weighing 5 kgs.

Brain-computer interfaces are especially useful for communicating with people who've lost the ability to speak or move their body.

A study of over 200 children suggests that the joy of giving can be experienced from a very young age.

Aviation pioneer Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's plane disappeared on a flight from England to Australia and what happened has remained a mystery - until now.

Wellington is playing host to the stars of Tinseltown, with the third Avatar movie Fire and Ash having its Australasian premiere there tonight.

At 97, Maureen Maclean is one of several seniors to sign up for a 31-day New Year yoga challenge at their local studio in Hamilton.

Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr's recent TED talk This is What A Digital Coup Looks Like is the most viewed of the year.

Twelve-year-old golfer, Javier Rogers-Pou is a Kaikohe kid with his eye set on the prestigious Masters Tournament.

In the United States, San Francisco's City Attorney is suing 10 major food manufacturers over what's known as Ultra-processed Foods, or UFPs.

This week the government announced significant changes to the Resource Management Act.