Science
Otago science communicator taking on the world.
Dunedin science communicator is on top of the world after winning entry in a prestigious global science engagement competition. Andrew Mills from Tuhura Otago Museum will be presenting his space… Audio
What would a minister for space do?
National leader Christopher Luxon has promised that, if elected, his government will commission a brand-new minister for space. But what would a minister for space do, for example? What sort of clout… Audio
Police trial DNA tool for two high-profile cold case murders
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy testing is being trialled in a bid to solve the murder cases of Mellory Manning and Alicia O'Reilly.
Muscles young and old
What happens to our muscles as we age? Claire Concannon finds out why muscles get weaker as we get older, and speaks with a researcher investigating why Olympic athletes live up to three years longer… Audio
Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet. Audio
Muscles young and old
What happens to our muscles as we age? Claire Concannon finds out why muscles get weaker as we get older, and speaks with a researcher investigating why Olympic athletes live up to three years longer…
AudioHope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet.
AudioOur Changing World – Cerebral palsy and muscle development
Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in children in Aotearoa. We meet a scientist researching how muscle symptoms progress in children with cerebral palsy, hoping to find… Audio
Research into police bias looks at recruit training
Researchers looking into bias among police have followed a wing of recruits through training.
Anti-matter falls 'down', first Nobel winners announced
Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at how physicists at CERN have shown that antimatter falls down due to gravity just like regular matter. So why does that...matter? He'll also look at the… Audio
Scientists describe missing Antarctic sea ice as 'deeply alarming'
Seven to ten New Zealands.
That's the size of the area of sea ice that is missing from Antarctica this year.
More than 40 Kiwi scientists - who gathered for an emergency summit in Wellington on… Audio
Researchers call for urgent emissions cuts as Antarctic sea ice 'drops off a cliff'
Marine and ice specialists from top research outfits gathered at an emergency summit in Wellington on Tuesday to discuss record low sea ice in Antarctica this year, which they described as "deeply…
Emperor penguins face a bleak future, new research shows
Analysis - The long-term future looks bleak for emperor penguins, but new research shows some birds may be able to survive in certain conditions, depending on where they live, at least for the next…
Glacier retreat at Franz Josef changing shape of Waiho river - glaciologist
The rapid retreat of Franz Josef Glacier and the subsequent "huge" volume of riverbed material crawling down the Waiho Valley is a growing problem for the area.
Satellites hindering astronomer's ability to monitor earth
More and brighter satellites in the sky are hindering astronomer's ability to monitor space from Earth. A new study has found a satellite launched in 2022 shines with the same intensity as the eighth… Audio
CRAb attack: Deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria island-hops around the Pacific
A drug-resistant infection is "a ticking time bomb" in the Pacific - including New Zealand, according to new Otago University research.
Consciousness: Why a leading theory has been branded 'pseudoscience'
Analysis - Civil war has broken out in the field of consciousness research. More than 100 consciousness researchers have signed a letter accusing one of the most popular scientific theories of…
How the lost land of Zealandia is starting to give up its secrets
New research on the geology of Zealandia is revealing how it formed - and why it sank.
Why finding alien life might just be a matter of time
Astronomers are no longer asking whether there is life elsewhere in the Universe. The question is instead: when will we find it?
Prof Benjamin Oldroyd: Epigenetics and evolution
Emeritus Professor of Behavioural Genetics at the University of Sydney, Benjamin Oldroyd is an experimental scientist who has published more than three hundred scientific papers, mostly on honey bees… Audio
