Science

Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn on International Women's Day to look at scientists who didn't receive recognition for their work because they were women - highlighting the case of… Audio

Welsh born, Matt Morgan is an intensive care doctor, researcher and author, currently working in Western Australia. Dr Morgan says we can look to nature to provide valuable lessons and solutions to… Audio

A landmark treaty to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas has been finalised. New Zealand has played a key role in making it happen. Professor Joanna Mossop with Victoria University's Faculty… Audio

Computers powered by human brain cells may sound like science fiction, but a team of researchers in the US believe that's achieveable within our lifetime.

Using organoids - which are lab-grown… Audio

Professor Bruce Glavovic talks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode about natural disasters and why not just a scientific, but a social science perspective is crucial if we are going to adapt and… Audio

It's almost time for the most important statistical exercise, our National Census Day - te Rā Kautetanga

March the 7th is the day, but there is an extension by up to eight weeks for areas affected by… Audio

New Zealand's native long-tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa, is going strong in Franklin, south of Auckland. But these tiny mammals are threatened by introduced predators, especially cats. Producer Liz… Video, Audio

This week, producer Liz Garton heads out on a bat hunt south of Auckland with batman Ben Paris, and meets some locals working hard to keep their pekapeka neighbours safe. Audio

A solar storm is putting on a dazzling display at the moment, for those in the South Island.

Among the photographers capturing the Aurora last night was Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin who spoke… Audio

The country's greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, according to Statistics NZ.

The latest figures, for the June 2022 quarter, show the emissions rose 0.8 percent.

Massey University Emeritus… Audio

Anything is possible in the quantum realm - things can be in two places at once. It's no wonder it's the stuff for super heroes.  Director of the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum… Audio

One of the best things we can do for our sleep cycle – and therefore mental health – is head outside for 30 minutes of daily daylight, says world-leading neurobiology researcher Anna Wirz-Justice… Audio

Astronomers have been mind-boggled to discover what appear to be mega-galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the beginning of the universe.

Labelled by one scientist as universe… Audio

In this episode, we hear about how a Massey University electronics engineer took his love for robotics to school students in Rotorua. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio

Six potential galaxies that shouldn't exist have been found in images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It's the work of an international team of astrophysicists. Erica Nelson, professor of… Audio

Not everything goes to plan on research trips. And when the trip is to a remote island aboard a navy ship designed to help with disaster relief, and happens to overlap with one of the worst weather… Audio