Science

Playing sound while you are sleeping could help to strengthen some memories, while weakening others according to new research from the University of York.  Audio

Scientists at Otago University and Callaghan Innovation believe bowel cancer could be detected by a breath test. Their research focusses on identifying a set of compounds in breath that may help… Audio

Do animals experience emotions? And how can we know when we can't ask them? We should focus on what the positive emotions of our fellow animals reveal - rather than the negative, says animal behaviour… Audio

Weddell seals have returned to breed near Scott Base in Antarctica after a decades-long absence. On land, they're blubbery lumps. But underwater, they're graceful dancers and ethereal singers. A team… Audio

Weddell seals have returned to breed near Scott Base in Antarctica after a decades-long absence. On land, they're blubbery lumps. But underwater, they're graceful dancers and ethereal singers. A team…

Science correspondent Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about new research into how fast are oceans are warming - and the impact it might have. She'll look at the discovery of a heavy metal in the… Audio

Mark Bellgrove is a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience and President of Australian ADHD Professionals Association who helped write Australia's diagnosis recommendations. Audio

Dan Schreiber has made a career of combining quirky facts with comedy. He's a Q.I 'elf' - part of the team of researchers behind the popular quiz show Q.I, co-hosts a spinoff podcast called No Such… Audio

For our expert feature today we're talking about stuttering. Before we speak to speech language therapist Janelle Irvine about what causes a stutter we speak to Felix Unger. Audio

By looking to the stars we can understand where we came from and how we came to be. Dr Jan Eldridge explains how the different death throes of stars create what's needed for life. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

On average, each year about 300 dolphins and whales strand on New Zealand beaches, one of the highest stranding rates in the world.  Rebecca Boys speaks to Wallace about new research on helping the… Audio

Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of a star resembling a spider web captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.  Professor Peter Tuthill from the University of Sydney's Institute for… Audio

Barbara Plester has spent years researching humour in the workplace. She recently co-authored one of the first academic studies to explore the fine line between work banter and bullying. Audio

A team of NIWA scientists eagerly awaits the return of 19 emperor penguins carrying high-tech data loggers and video cameras. What will the data captured reveal about the penguins' secret lives at… Audio

The Voices from Antarctica replay continues with another episode from Cape Crozier, where a team of scientists eagerly await the return of several emperor penguins equipped with data loggers and video…