Microbiologist Adam Roberts went digging through men's beards in search of poop.

British scientists have received official permission to genetically modify human embryos.

Humans aren't going to last forever, no species ever has. It's hard for me to believe there's anything afterwards.

A simple jab could stop cravings for alcohol, cigarettes and junk food, say scientists.

Average penis size revealed: Scientists attempt to find what is 'normal' to reassure concerned men.

Twins Jayden and Xavier Boughey have to convince their classmates they're brothers.

Your nearest psychopath might be your father-in-law, your boss, your financial adviser or even that guy your daughter is thinking about dating. Just who these people are, how many there are in our society and what helps them blend in are questions that have inspired a Waikato University researcher to launch a major project.

Scientists just can't agree on whether video games will save you or kill you.

Parents, we report, are being urged to read to their kids over the holidays, or ensure they keep reading, to maintain their mental development.

Scientists have demonstrated how robots can learn much like tots do.

Experts meet in Washington to set out a safe path ahead for technology that could lead to designer babies.

New Zealand boosted its efforts in the field with the opening of AUT University's state-of-the-art neurocomputing lab - the NeuLab.

Pacific Edge widened its first-half loss, spending more on the roll-out of products across America.

A research agenda focused on tackling the biggest issues facing New Zealand has been praised by the visiting head of one of France's largest research institutes.

Bilingual people are twice as likely to recover from a stroke as those who speak only one language, a study has found.

Women are less likely to get top jobs in companies that already have women in senior positions, according to analysis of 20 years of data.

Scientists in Australia have replicated a sticky brown prehistoric "goo", believed to be the source of life on Earth, and discovered it has significant health benefits.

Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day might help you live longer.

Humans who have had their DNA genetically modified could exist within two years after a private biotech company announced plans to start the first trials into a ground-breaking new technique.

The rugby party continues as we welcome home the All Blacks with their newly- engraved Webb Ellis cup.

The spuds Matt Damon's stranded astronaut Mark Watney grew in The Martian may be closer to science fact than science fiction, say Kiwi and Australian researchers.

Researchers are attempting to go inside the minds of infants to get a baby's-eye-view of the first years of life.

Clergymen attempting to prove claims that a skull found in a Worcestershire church vault is that of William Shakespeare have been thwarted by a senior church lawyer who has barred them from carrying....

The phenomenon of 3D printing has given us printed guns, printed cars and printed hamburgers - now it might have ushered in the age of printed hair.

With two days to go, Massey University answers the hot questions on performance, featuring specialist opinion from across the university

Family members could be kept alive forever virtually so living relatives could interact with their avatars, an academic has suggested.

The Herald's science writer Jamie Morton on this week's scientific breakthroughs.

Designer babies is getting closer to reality as scientists in China claim they're the first to use gene editing to create "designer dogs."