Science
Collaboration with NASA for Rocket Lab launch
The University of Canterbury is leading a research collaboration with assistance from NASA's CAPSTONE mission team, which Rocket Lab is launching tonight. Wallace Chapman speaks to Associate… Audio
How to combat plant blindness
Dr Jason Low is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, talks to Wallace about what plant blindness is and why we need to know about it. Audio
The hidden vault where music lives forever
Deep inside an arctic mountain, a "doomsday vault" is set to safeguard music for eternity, and some New Zealand works have made the cut for the first deposit.
Can we make traffic jams a thing of the past?
In a glimpse of the future, finally, the world's first traffic control system of its kind, they say, using artificial intelligence, designed to make urban traffic jams a thing of the past. Computer… Audio
'Like a human the size of Mount Everest' - the bacteria so big it can be seen without a microscope
A stunning discovery in a mangrove forest may change how we think about bacteria and the world around us Audio
Matt Baker: giant bacteria and robotic fish
Sydney-based New Zealander Dr Matt Baker returns for a chat about some of the latest science news. Audio
The Week in Detail: Quakes, emergency housing and recession
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Toxicoilogy of Liquorice
Toxicologist Leo Schep takes a look at liquorice and the associated risks of toxicity when too much is consumed. Audio
Damage from mass sea sponge bleaching worsens
Scientists now fear that the mass bleaching of native sea sponges in Fiordland is the largest event of its type in the world. And there's emerging evidence that an ongoing marine heatwave is also… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 23 June 2022
Adults should intervene over teen driving, says mother; Death toll rising after earthquake in Afghanistan; Aunties choose moko kauae to mark Matariki; Worst time in 65 years for first home-buyers… Audio
Helping seabirds return to Karioi
Working with the community and local schools, the Karioi Project aims to turn the tide on biodiversity loss in their area. In recent years they've rallied around the grey-faced petrel, or Ōi, who they… Audio
Our Changing World - Karioi and the grey-faced petrel
Claire Concannon visits Raglan to chat with the Karioi project team. With extenstive predator-trapping, bird-monitoring and education programmes, the team are working with the community to help turn… Audio
Winter Solstice Astronomy
Former Superintendent of the Mt John Observatory above Lake Tekapo in the Mackenzie Country, Alan Gilmore joins us with a quick guide to the solstice. Audio
Mt Ruapehu volcanic activity settles after weekend tremors
Volcanic activity on Mount Ruapehu is settling down again after a period of strong tremors over the weekend.
The tremors increased sharply and fluctuated between moderate and strong levels on Friday… Audio
New data on 2 billion stars available from GAIA telescope
Space scientists have a new treasure trove of data to download about almost two billion stars.
The European Space Agency's GAIA telescope observes our galaxy, the Milky Way, some 1.5 million… Audio
Shock, horror! Not all vegetables are best eaten raw
Did you know there are a number of vegetables that are healthier for you when cooked? (Spoiler alert: carrots are on the list.) Fellow in the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago… Audio
It's not always your fault when you can't remember things
We've all suffered the embarrassment of forgetting important things that we promised people we were going to do. New research shows that no matter how hard we try to remember plans, there is always an… Audio
How road traffic noise affects children's cognitive development
Traffic noise at schools has a detrimental effect on the development and working memory and attention in primary school students, new research out of Barcelona has found. Researcher Maria Foraster led… Audio
Playing Favourites with Professor Rangi Matamua
Rangi Matamua has been helping people rediscover the connection that we all have to the cosmos, leading to what has been a dream for him: New Zealand celebrating Matariki as a public holiday, Friday… Video, Audio
The man who first painted Scott Base gives his verdict on keeping the original colour!
The public has voted. New Zealand's home in Antarctica will be painted kakariki green. Irwyn Smith was down there in the sixties as Post Master and radio operator, and helped paint the original Scott… Audio
