20 Nov 2024

Science: Rethink of Uranus' moons, small spaces + food

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 20 November 2024
Planet Uranus, captured through the Hubble Space Telescope.

Photo: NASA

Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at a new analysis of Uranus and its five biggest moons that's found it might not be as sterile as first thought.

Researchers have found being in a confined space can really alter how people respond to certain food aromas and the editor-in-chief of Scientific American has stepped down after a backlash to her social media posts made on US election night.

Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology

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