Biology
The Panel with Conor English and Sarah Sparks (Part two)
Anna Thomas and panellists Conor English and Sarah Sparks discuss menopause friendly workplaces, ventilating schools in the cold deep south and the speak to those spreading kindness on the Kapiti… Audio
Can your height increase your risk of some diseases?
If you're taller than average, your genes may affect your risk for a variety of diseases, a new study suggests. We're discussing this new study and weight loss drugs this morning with… Audio
Curbing sugar cravings may be harder than you think - research
Breaking old habits is hard, especially if it involves giving up sugar.
But what if you're reaching out for the late afternoons lollies because you simply have no control over your cravings?
That is… Audio
Puberty
Puberty! What is it, why does it happen and what can we do to make it easier? Audio
Dr Chris Thorogood: the secret life of parasitic plants
Dr Chris Thorogood fulfilled a childhood dream last month after travelling deep into the Philippines rainforest to lay eyes on the otherworldly Rafflesia banaoana. Audio, Gallery
Dr Peter Wills: testing the origins of life on Earth
The prevailing theory of how life started on Earth is about to be put to the test by Auckland biophysicist Dr Peter Wills and a team of international collaborators. Audio
Do insects, octopus and other invertebrates feel emotions?
The question of physical and emotional experience has moved beyond humans to animals.
Auckland to host New Zealand's first T rex
A visitor from 66 million years ago - the first Tyrannosaurus rex to be displayed in Aotearoa - will be on show at Tāmaki Paenga Hira this month.
The future of cancer treatment
At the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research a team of scientists are working on what they believe will be the future of cancer treatment in New Zealand. Audio
The Panel with Ella Henry and Moata (Part 2)
Panellists Ella Henry and Moata Tamaira discuss vitriol against woman leaders in politics, home loans, stereotypes about woman drivers. Audio
The Pre-Panel with Ella Henry and Moata Tamaira
Panellists Ella Henry and Moata Tamaira discuss George Clark's list of the top 10 woman of the past 100 years and share what they have been thinking. Audio
Scientists hope to resurrect Tasmanian tiger
It has the makings of a Jurassic Park-esque film but it could be closer to reality than we think.
Scientists are trying to resurrect a creature extinct from mainland Australia for about 3000 years -… Video, Audio
'Several countries could benefit from our research here'- Emmanuel Chakwizira
Growing up in a farming family in Zimbabwe, scientist Emmanuel Chakwizira talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about the differences in crop culture literally, and his work here in Canterbury. Audio
An eye for detail -Yumiko Baba
In this Voices podcast, botanist and associate curator at the Auckland Museum, Yumiko Baba, shares her long-standing love for a particular native tree. Produced and presented by Kadambari Raghukumar.
…"Reunited" premieres, Russian adoptees reunite with their biological roots
Russian adoptee Alex Gilbert is helping to reunite other children adopted from Russia to parents all over the world to reunite with their biological families. His documentary "Reunited" is on TVNZ 1… Audio
Why Homo sapiens are doomed to go extinct
In his new book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, British palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist Dr Henry Gee offers a rather blunt assessment of why humanity might already be a dead… Audio
Prehistoric monsters of the deep take over Otago Museum
Now to Dunedin where prehistoric predators of the deep have taken over Otago Museum.
The Sea Monsters exhibition opens its five-month run there tomorrow.
Our Otago-Southland reporter, Timothy Brown… Video, Audio
Quality sleep vital for fighting covid lockdown disruption
Covid lockdown disruption is being blamed for crazy sleep patterns, weird dreams and insomnia .... but sleep is vital to build up our immune systems and fight off the virus. Audio
Twizel gardener using pedal power to compost town food scraps
In Twizel one woman is using pedal power to turn food scraps into compost.
Coraline Scully has set up Twizel's compost bike - a free service to collect people's food scraps and divert them from… Video, Audio
New species of whale identified
A new species of whale has been identified.
It's called the 'Ramari's beaked whale', and it's named after tohunga tohora - or whale expert - Ramari Stewart who helped identify the mammal as a… Audio
