That's me, that's me and that's me ... Dr Michelle Dickinson ventures into the world of 3D replication.

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

When it comes to hooking young Kiwis on science, there might be no brighter way than making things glow in the dark.

Grumpy teenagers who don't want to get out of bed have had their complaints vindicated by scientists who analysed 30 years of sleep science.

Drinking coffee in the evening can turn back the body clock and could help fight jet lag, but there's a catch.

While we're all tensely watching the All Blacks at this year's Rugby World Cup, a team of researchers will perhaps be more interested in us.

Drones among top ideas a renowned Auckland University ecologist has suggested for the next pest control solutions.

Creating new plastic materials for 3D printing and designing cutting-edge sensor technologies will be among the first targets of a major Kiwi science collaboration.

Spot the pigeon - that's the aim of a survey that will harness "citizen science" to grasp whether our colourful kereru is becoming rarer or more common.

What linguists call prosody describes the variations in timing, pitch and stress patterns in speech that help people convey meaning and emotion.

Numerous studies now show the risk of many different cancers is undoubtedly influenced by diet.

Vision problems in young children could be picked up years earlier with technology being developed by University of Auckland researchers.

If the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet melted, oceans would rise by 50 metres. This week, new scientific evidence will be presented that shows it's at risk.

Scientists have looked at the issue of dairy and inflammation and have recently published a systematic review of the issue, writes Niki Bezzant.

Scientists are using the same mathematical concept that explains why we all keep left on footpaths to tackle some of New Zealand's biggest issues.

For victims of traumatic brain injuries is hyperbaric oxygen therapy hope, or is it all in their heads?

It's been a great week for New Zealand women in science.

A deprived childhood was the making of the inventive doer who now wants to improve lives in the Third World.

Whale specimens with long surfboard-like snouts have been identified by University of Otago palaeontology researchers.

When the midwife handed me my newborn son, my first thought was that this hideous homunculus could surely not be mine. He was bald and jaundice-yellow, his little features squashed into an expression of profound dismay at finding himself in the world.

A report revealing the extent of bullying among surgeons has shocked the profession, and it is vowing to change.

As it gets harder to tear our eyes away from smartphones, TV sets, tablets and computers, concerns are growing over a blue light emitted by their screens, blamed for harming the retina and causing interrupted sleep.

In vitro fertilisation cycles using thawed frozen embryos have been shown to be just as successful as fresh ones in a report today.

An invasive species of ants has been discovered to carry a virus linked to the deaths of honey bees.

A Rotorua geyser which has been dormant for more than 35 years has caught locals off guard after suddenly erupting.

Scientists discover new species of deadly spider burrowed in rotting log in NSW.

A British developer has come up with an ingenious way of getting rid of annoying spam emails and getting revenge on the people sending them in one fell swoop.

Kiwi will use a major new science fellowship to probe clues to future climate change buried deep beneath Antarctica's seafloor.

The study's results would support the 2010 New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement, which called for protection of surfbreaks deemed "of national significance".

Wanted: Right-handed, English-speaking male dope smokers aged between 18 and 45 for a university study on brain activity.