Science
Does sleeplessness make us less charitable?
We all know that a lack of sleep can put you in a bad mood, but a new study has found it can actually make you more . Eti Ben Simon from the University of California Berkeley authored the study. Audio
Government secures small supply of monkeypox medicine
The government has announced just over 500 courses of a monkeypox medicine will arrive in the country late next month.
No vaccine has yet been secured.
The World Health Organisation says there have… Audio
Historic artefacts return to Antarctica
Two historic artefacts are on their way home to Antarctica after more than 60 years kept abroad on warmer soil. A Fry's cocoa tin and a Shell motor spirits box, belonging to the explorers Sir Ernest… Audio
NZ's whitebaiting season gets some new rules
The whitebaiting season begins next week, but this time there are new regulations in place to better protect whitebait fish stocks. DOC whitebait fishery manager Nick Moody talks to Jesse. Audio
A new way to extract DNA
A new way to extract DNA will mean that hundreds of thousands of shell samples in museums will now be available for study. PhD candidate at the University of Otago's Department of Zoology Kerry Walton… Audio
Plasma jet technology and encouraging Pacific students in science
Claire Concannon catches up with Dr. Taniela Lolohea of Auckland University of Technology. He is researching in the relatively new field of low temperature plasma surface coatings, and explains how it… Video, Audio
Our Changing World – Plasma jet technology
Dr, Taniela Lolohea of the Auckland University of Technology speaks about his research into low temperature plasma jet technology surface coatings. Audio
Science: Pesticides and bee brains, low-gravity droplets
Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to look at how commonly-used pesticides can impair honeybees' ability to navigate. Researchers gave wild-caught honeybees sugar - while others got… Audio
New photos of Jupiter from James Webb telescope released
New, unprecedented images of Jupiter have been captured by the worlds largest and most powerful space telescope.
The James Webb Space Telescope images show auroras, giant storms, moons and rings… Audio
Pathologist on identifying bodies found in suitcases
South Korean police say it'll be difficult to pursue a woman who's thought to be a relative of two children whose bodies were found in luggage that had been in an Auckland storage locker.
A family… Audio
Clendon Park case: How forensic investigators work
A forensic pathologist says the bodies of two young children found among a storage unit's abandoned contents earlier this month have likely been reduced to skeletons.
Psychology with Hannah Korrel
Today Clinical Neuropsychologist Hannah Korrel talks to Jesse about manifestation and the good and bad parts to things like karma from a psychologist perspective. Audio
"We have a lot to learn and the world has a lot to learn from us "- marine ecologist Deanna Clement
Marine mammals suffer several direct impacts of coastal development, in particular the development of ports. America-born scientist Deanna Clement's research has been a deep-dive into the lives of… Audio
Lack of sleep found to impact birdsong - study
The research, conducted in Australia, found sleep-deprivation altered the length and frequency of magpies' vocalisations.
Antonius Wiehler - glutamate and tiredness
Dr Antonius Wiehler is a cognitive neuroscientist at Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in France, and thinks he and his colleagues may have an answer about being mentally tired. Audio
James Goggin: creating a more human design with Fuzzy Logic
There's a contemporary drive for artificial intelligence to be more precise and, in being so, more human. Yet some argue that our lack of precision is at the core of what actually makes us human… Audio
Ben Novak: should we bring extinct animals back from the dead?
Ben Novak was 14 years old when he decided to dedicate his life to resurrecting extinct animals. Now, aged 35, Novak is a de-extinction biologist with Revive & Restore, an American organisation aiming… Audio, Gallery
Kanapu gets $6.5m injection to grow Māori research workforce
The government is investing $6.5 million into a programme set to enhance Māori employment outcomes in the research, science and innovation workforce.
Niwa meteorologist on huge rainfall - more in the forecast
A red severe rain warning is still in force for Nelson; and there are several other rain warnings throughout the country.
Niwa meteorologist Chris Brandolino spoke to Māni Dunlop about the forecast… Audio
Light, noise pollution, could be keeping birds awake
Researchers think light and noise pollution may be harming birds by changing their sleep patterns.
Without proper sleep there can be consequences for birds' reproductive success, survival and song.
… Audio
