Science
Dr Jane Rigby: Nasa’s biggest ever telescope set to launch
Later this month the James Webb Space Telescope will be shot into space, and when it reaches its destination - approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth - the massive telescope will slowly… Audio, Gallery
TRAILER: Getting to the science behind the fiction
Listen in to hear New Zealand's brightest scientific minds discuss the merits of pop culture plot-drivers. From Wolverine's adamantium-fused skeleton to Star Trek's dilithium crystals. Audio
Study looks into where Wellington would shake most
The depth of the sedimentary basin beneath Wellington is the reason there was so much shaking and damage in parts of Wellington during the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake.
That's the finding of a new study… Audio
Listening to the hum of the Alpine Fault
A team of scientists are installing an array of seismic sensors along the South Island's Alpine Fault. Claire Concannon joins them to find out how and why. Video, Audio
Our Changing World - The Southern Alps Long Skinny Array
Claire Concannon joins a group from Te Herenga Waka as they deploy a seismic sensor on the Alpine Fault, part of a project to better understand how a slip on one part will impact ground shaking… Video, Audio
Why we all have a different scent - Jude Stewart
Journalist Jude Stewart says access to many memories, and even information about our health, is right under our nose. Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about infections in immunocompromised people, and a new study which shows why it's a good reminder to be cautious and keep using masks, even… Audio
Aotearoa's wild weather
Few conversations in Aotearoa pass without some reference to the weather. Is the rain coming in? Is the wind direction changing? Can the barbeque go ahead? Meteorologist and Head of Weather… Audio
What it’s like to get a diagnosis of a rare eye condition when you’re only 22
A personal insight in to what a diagnosis of a rare eye condition means Audio
Omicron: how worried should we be?
Travel restrictions are being reintroduced around the world after a new Covid-19 "variant of concern" was detected. The World Health Organisation says Omicron has a large number of mutations, and… Audio
How brain magnets can help relieve depression
Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world, with World Health Organisation global estimates suggesting that 5% of adults worldwide suffer in some way. Around half of those people… Audio
NZ could buy carbon reduction credits more cheaply than domestic action - study
A new study indicates new international carbon markets will allow countries to co-operate and make deep and comparatively cheap global climate gas reductions.
Steven Pinker: 'We've always been vulnerable to irrationality'
How do we determine and stand up for what is rational in 2021? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker tackles this question in his new book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. Video, Audio
Chris Smith: new Covid variant Omicron has been detected
A new heavily mutated Covid variant is causing global alarm. Our regular commentator, Cambridge University consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith joins us to discuss. Audio
Covid-19: Rapid antigen tests 'not going to pick everyone up' - researcher
Rapid antigen tests can miss up to 44 percent of positive Covid-19 cases, according to a new study out in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Audio
Earth Detox: The chemical tsunami and how to deal with it
Chemicals are in our food, our water, the air we breathe and everything we touch. Last year an international team estimated there were 350,000 chemicals registered for production and use, but it's… Audio
Stop saying children are 'resilient'
Dr Julie Spray, a medical and childhood anthropologist and a Research Fellow in the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland says it's time to Stop saying children are 'resilient'. Audio
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Magic Carpets
Dr Taniela Lolohea, Associate Investigator with the MacDiarmid Institute and is a Lecturer in Chemistry at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) takes a look at the science behind magic flying… Audio
EQC grants $1m in funding for research into natural hazard resilience
Thirteen researchers have been granted $1 million to boost New Zealand's resilience to natural hazards.
Restoration - battling predators and planting trees
Katy Gosset speaks to a PhD student designing new tech to catch predators and Claire Concannon meets the team who are working to restore a unique landscape on the South Island's West Coast. Audio
