Science
10 times this year the Webb telescope blew us away
A year on since the historic launch of the most powerful infrared telescope in human history, we admire and explore some of the best images it delivered in 2022.
Second rare bird killed in six months on Taranaki roads
The large stocky herons - one of the rarest wetland birds in the world - are notoriously secretive and deemed nationally critical in New Zealand.
Antarctica Christmas 'like your own private bach'
A New Zealand freshwater professor working in Antarctica says efforts are being made to make Christmas day there feel as "traditional" as possible.
Kiwi-led breakthrough in fighting breast cancer
A global study led by the University of Otago has discovered a way to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Audio
Possible gene alteration to reduce breast cancer risk found
Researchers at Otago University believe they've discovered a gene alteration that could reduce the risk of breast cancer.
It could have a significant impact on those who inherit the BRCA-1 gene… Audio
Summer science: Two stories about genetics
Two stories about genetics produced by students at the University of Otago's Department of Science Communication. Amanda Konyn investigates whether gene editing has a role in future pest control… Audio
Is there a future for gene editing in pest control?
Amanda Konyn, a student at the University of Otago's Department of Science Communication, investigates whether gene editing has a role in future pest control. Audio
World first at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital, hatching Hoiho
Dunedin Wildlife Hospital recently achieved a world first, incubating and hatching Hoiho, yellow eyed penguin eggs in the hospital. Director and Senior Wildlife Veterinarian, Dr Lisa Argilla talks to… Audio
The ongoing impact of the Hunga Tonga eruption
Almost a year on from Tonga's devastating undersea volcanic eruption, volcanologist Shane Cronin asseses the impact and implications for monitoring other Pacific fault lines. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha… Audio
Bad hangovers? Genetics and personality can make a difference
Certain genes and personality traits may explain why some people can hardly function the day after a night of drinking.
Principal experimentalist explains nuclear fusion breakthrough
Recreating nuclear fusion - the reaction that powers stars including our sun - is seen as the holy grail of energy technology, holding potential to create a near-unlimited source of safe clean energy… Audio, Gallery
NASA discovers two new 'water world' planets
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble and Spitzer telescopes have made a discovery which has brought them a micro-step closer to confirming that planets beyond our own might harbour Earth-like oceans. Video
What does the world look like through a chiton's eyes?
Have you ever thought about what a chiton can actually see? They are the hard shell mollusc that sticks to rocks, and looks a bit like an armoured slug. Well they aren't sightless. Marine scientist… Audio
Scientific breakthrough in recreating nuclear fusion
Scientists are abuzz after a major breakthrough in the race to recreate nuclear fusion. Physicists have pursued the technology for decades, but what have they found? Dr David Krofcheck is a senior… Audio
An eye in the sky to detect methane emissions
MethaneSAT is the first New Zealand government funded space mission. A joint project between the United States' Environmental Defense Fund and New Zealand, the project will see a methane sensing… Audio
'It gave me shivers': Sound of 'dust devil' captured on Mars for first time
Scientists are thrilled to have recorded the sound of a dust devil - a small but violent whirlwind - from planet Mars for the first time.
Beach vanished in Lake Taupō quake, tsunami pushed 40m inland
More than 680 aftershocks, 30 landslides and a beach that vanished into the depths are among notes from scientists analysing the 5.7-magnitude quake that hit Lake Taupō late last month.
Monitoring methane - A New Zealand space mission
How can a methane-detecting satellite help us tackle our agricultural emissions and detect gas leaking from pipelines, wetlands, farms and crops across the world? Peter Griffin speaks to the project… Audio
The amazing sensors of the animal kingdom
We can never follow magnetic fields like birds and sea turtles do to find their way to a destination. We can't see the infrared radiation of a person or predator, like rattlesnakes do, or feel the air… Audio
Science: Covid risk tool, oldest DNA found, wearable UV patch
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a handy online tool to help you see how likely it is someone infection will be at your gathering. The world's oldest DNA being found… Audio
