Science

A New Zealand based company is hoping its state of the art technology can be used globally in the fight against foot and mouth and other livestock diseases. Epidemiologist Tom Brownlie, who founded… Audio

New Zealand's Antarctic scientists are using underwater robots to survey the seafloor of the Ross Sea.

Through videos and specimens collected by the robots, they want to understand how climate change… Audio

Alison Ballance visits the Brook Waimārama sanctuary, and discovers that the old saying "many hands make light work" is particularly true when it comes to community conservation. A relatively new… Audio

Orange-fronted parakeets, or kākāriki karaka, have a new home in Nelson’s Brook Waimārama fenced sanctuary – and they are already firm favourites with some of the sanctuary’s conservation volunteers.

Science correspondent Allan Blackman wishes Rutherford a happy birthday for yesterday - he'd have been 151. Allan will talk about his achievements - and the things often misattributed to him. He'll… Audio

If you're scared of teeth extractions because of a fear of needles, we've got some hopeful news for you.

A needle-free dental anaesthesia device has just been successfully trialed in a joint study… Audio

Cute isn't usually a word you would use to describe a crocodile, but this pre-historic croc may be the exception.  Associate Professor Steven Salisbury from the University of Queensland's school of… Audio

The UK government is working to change the law on gene-edited food, allowing it to be sold in the country for the first time. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, being introduced to… Audio

NASA has been forced to postpone an historic rocket launch - one that has been 50 years in the making.

The uncrewed Artemis One mission was supposed to have blasted off overnight from Cape Canaveral… Audio

Researchers at Otago University have found that weight gain in teens can be predicted by looking at baby teeth. Dr Carolina Loch from the university's faculty of dentistry explains their discovery.  Audio

NASA is taking a spectacular step towards sending humans back to the moon, 50 years after the last Apollo mission.

The Artemis I mission, set to liftoff in just over 16 hours time, will attempt to… Audio

Dr Ali Hill is from the Human Nutrition department of Otago University. Artificial sweeteners, Vitamin D, a surfeit of salt, and are there really top foods that we should all maximising in our diets?

Tall Poppy syndrome is back in the news following scientist and philanthropist Sir Ray Avery announcing he is leaving New Zealand for Australia. In a statement Sir Ray said New Zealand has a culture… Audio

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

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