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12:50 PM.There's a growing interest in breeding and consuming bugs as a more eco-friendly and sustainable protein source than farmed meat. Malcolm Diack is a locust farmer breeding what he calls "sky prawns"… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:40 PM.This week, ground-breaking research into how and why flamingoes can stand on one leg; why we tend to shun people who are sick; and the survival of human sperm in space. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.A new private ambulance service has launched in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh... but this one's not for people, it's for cows. Plus, as solar power prices fall to a record low, India is… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.A Dunedin tech company is aiming to put viewers right onboard a racing America's Cup boat with the help of an aerodynamic 360-degree camera. Read more Audio

12:01 PM.360 degree sailing at the America's Cup, India's ambulance service for cows, the 248 mile high club and bugs for breakfast? Audio

12:40 PM.Not every weevil's evil, but the red palm weevil is threatening global date supplies. This could mean fewer date scones, and more importantly, could contribute to greater political instability in the… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:40 PM.This week, Google's offerings from its annual I/O developer conference; the latest fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack; and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) votes 2:1 to overturn… Read more Audio

12:25 PM.New Zealand is reputed to have more working dogs per capita than anywhere else in the world. So what's in a day's work? A groundbreaking study is using canine fit bits to find out. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:15 PM.At a recent conference in New York, 250 scientists from 10 countries discussed the ethics of creating genomes. They also pitched ideas, including plants that can sniff out explosives and microbes that… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Synthetic life: can we build it? Tracking farm dogs, net neutrality and the date crisis involving an evil weevil. Audio

12:55 PM.There are over 200 million cases of malaria recorded worldwide every year and it kills more than 400,000 people annually, according to the World Health Organisation.. Although it can be treated by… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Saffron is the most expensive spice on the planet. We find out from a Central Otago saffron farmer how to cook with it, how to store it and how to know it's genuine.  Read more Audio, Gallery

12:30 PM.Virtual reality technology is already touted as a safe, effective way to train pilots, parole officers, surgeons, soldiers and bus drivers. A pilot study at Waitemata DHB is now using VR to train… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.A new book claims almost half of us have some kind of behavioural addiction involving screens or the internet, and that has worrying implications for us as social beings.   Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Tech addiction: clicking for kicks, training junior doctors using VR, growing saffron the world's most expensive spice, and fake drug detection. Audio

12:50 PM.Virtual reality technology isn't just for millennials and gamers. Recently, a series of VR films targeted at a very mature audience premiered at a New York senior citizen's centre. Read more Video, Audio

12:40 PM.Junk Run is an Auckland rubbish collection business where the end goal is to recycle and repurpose rubbish into treasure... and it seems to be working.  Read more Audio, Gallery

12:25 PM.What did the Kaikōura earthquake mean for local sea life? For some seaweeds, it's been a genetic bonus in the future we may see more biodiversity along the coast, according to a marine scientist.  Read more Audio, Gallery

12:15 PM.This weekend, on a Formula One race track in Italy, three of the world's top long-distance runners attempt to run the first sub-2 hour marathon. Read more Audio

12:01 PM.A sub-2 hour marathon, the biology of disruption, saving junk from landfill, and virtual memories: VR for seniors. Read more Audio

12:50 PM.NASA and Boeing are among those making big investments in electric aircrafts, plus an unusual approach to new product innovation by Apple. Read more Audio

12:40 PM.The founder of Wikipedia is proposing a crowdsourced solution to the problems besetting the news media; and a TV series dealing with teen suicide raises questions about the censorship of video… Read more Audio

12:25 PM.Consumer NZ has labelled many of the emergency response kits sold in NZ a 'disaster'. George Block shows us how easy it is to assemble your own three-day survival kit that's better than commercial… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.A medical device inspired by Star Trek and powered by artificial intelligence can test for 13 different medical conditions without a doctor in sight.  Read more Audio

12:01 PM.A medical diagnosis machine, build your own emergency kit, plug in planes, and can WikiTribune fix the news media? Audio