Science
Our Changing World – Finding a cancer-causing genetic mutation
Almost 30 years ago a team of researchers banded together to investigate an aggressive form of stomach cancer that was responsible for early deaths in one Tauranga whānau.
Together, Kimi Hauora… Audio
Spray that increase the shelf life of red meat gets funding
A team of Otago University researchers looking into a spray that could control red meat spoilage has won a 1 million dollar grant from MBIE. New Zealand's red meat industry generates 10.8 billion… Audio
Are kiwi and moa really immigrants from Australia?
New research putting forward the claim is contentious .
The science of native earthworms
We talk all things native earthworms with Lincoln University's Professor Nicholas Dickinson. Audio
'Plants don't know borders' - a tropical obsession in Canterbury
A love for the flora of tropical jungles brought botanists Julie Barcelona and Pieter Pelser together. What ensued was years of shared adventure and discovery.
Iwi believed first indigenous group to name a genome sequence
It's hoped the move will help to bring a critically endangered plant back from the brink of extinction.
In pictures: The best space photos of 2024
A New Zealand teenager's shot of the Milky Way is among the winning images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, revealed by the Royal Observatory in London.
In celebration of the moon
Auckland Stardome's resident astronomer and astrophotographer Josh Aoraki joins Emile Donovan to discuss International Observe the Moon Night. Audio
SpaceX-Polaris crew poised to attempt first private spacewalk
A group of private astronauts is set to carry out the first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday from a SpaceX capsule.
Examining cycles of life, death and rebirth
Nick Golledge is professor of glaciology at Victoria University of Wellington and author of the book Feedback looking at the history of the earth through constant, incremental change. Audio
Our Changing World – The time of terahertz
This week, we’re hanging out in the terahertz area of the light spectrum! Sandwiched between infrared light and microwaves, terahertz has been the long-forgotten cousin of the light family. But no… Audio
How you can use the past to navigate the present
Think historically, act with the future in mind. Audio
Gabrielle the 'new benchmark' for future storms in New Zealand - researcher
A new study found climate change increased the amount of rain that fell during Cyclone Gabrielle by 10 percent, compared to pre-global warming.
Creating a year-round garden at no cost
You may have heard of permaculture, how about hugelkultur? What actually are they and can they help you grow your own food without spending any money? Katy Gosset gets the answers at a community… Audio
How a man's brain changes when they have kids
Parents don't just change their children; children change their parents. Becoming a father results in changes in men's brains says Dr Darby Saxbe, the Founder of the Center for the Changing Family at… Audio
The Wellington Girls College student competing for a massive science prize
Tali Whiteridge is a year 12 Wellington Girls College student who has just made it into the semi finals of the global Breakthrough Junior Challenge. It's a science competition for students aged 13 to… Audio
Is the 'fight or flight' theory just a myth?
"What these neurons are doing is they are regulating your body all the time; your heart, your lungs, your metabolism and so on, all the time, not just when you are threatened." Audio
Is coal mining causing the 'earthquake swarm' hitting NSW?
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake is the latest in a series in Australia's Hunter Valley - what could be the cause?
SIS agent turned freshwater champion Mike Joy
Freshwater ecologist Mike Joy is a controversial figure who says things some people don't want to hear. He came to academia late, after time spent as a mechanic, milkman, truck driver, agent with the… Audio
Dr Joëlle Gergis: Pacific Island Forum was lacking in ambition
The Pacific Island forum, which had the theme Transformative Resilient Pasifiki: Build Better Now, wrapped up last week in Tonga. But award-winning Australian climate scientist Dr. Joelle Gergis, who… Audio
