Science
NASA to help develop nuclear engine for Mars
NASA has announced it will partner with the US military research agency to develop a nuclear engine for future missions to Mars.
Engineers say this technology could reduce a trip to Mars from nine… Audio
Green data storage, green walls
Claire Concannon investigates how luminescence and specialised materials could be key to our growing data storage needs, and visits a test site for native vertical gardens that could cloak the walls… Audio
Green data storage, green walls
Claire Concannon investigates how luminescence and specialised materials could be key to our growing data storage needs, and visits a test site for native vertical gardens that could cloak the walls…
AudioOur Changing World - Our cities' green future
PhD candidate Maggie McKinnon reckons the future of city buildings is green – literally. She's investigating the optimal native vertical garden for Wellington's wind-blasted walls. Claire Concannon… Audio
Rocket Lab expands launch footprint with first mission from US
The mission marked Rocket Lab's first outside its flagship launchsite on the Māhia Peninsula in Hawke's Bay. Video
Ground-breaking treatment leaves patient feeling like they have 'a new body'
Being given a whole new body might sound like something from a sci-fi movie but a New Zealander says a new genetic treatment has felt just like that.
Benjamin Button mice, tasty chocolate, Milky Way majesty
Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about a new study that's challenging the inevitability of aging. Boston scientists have found how to reverse age decline in mice. He'll also… Audio
New drug could help you live longer
Scientists may have uncovered the secret to living longer.
A University of Auckland trial has shown how a drug called alpelisib - currently used to treat cancer - can increase the lifespan of mice by… Audio
Auckland university study identifies drug that could increase lifespan
The scientists found that mice given the drug lived on average 10 percent longer than mice which were not.
Silent enigma: The '7.0 earthquake' that Kiwis never felt this month
New Zealand's largest fault zone just released the equivalent energy of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, through slow-burning "silent" events linked to recent swarms above Gisborne. Video
Kermadec Trench research expedition provides new ecological, geological insights
Scientists say they observed thousands of crustaceans gorging on the corpse of a large sunfish and saw the intact vertebrae of a four-metre-long shark during their dives.
Citizen science program reveals rapid increase in light pollution around world
If you're finding it hard to see the stars in the sky where you live - you're not alone.
Megan Folwell: Snake Anatomy
A recent study found that female snakes have a pair of clitorises, which was previously unproven A PhD researcher in Australia is behind the research - other people have looked before with no success… Audio
What stops mozzie bites from itching? (according to science)
We've all felt the sting, but why does it itch so much? Science has yet to develop a cure for the common mosquito bite, but here's some tips that may help stop the scratching.
Climate change: Invest in technology that removes CO2 - report
Technology to remove the planet-warming greenhouse gas CO2 from our atmosphere must be urgently ramped up, leading climate experts say in a new report.
Echidnas use snot bubbles to help survive Australia's heat
Previously believed doomed due to climate change, it turns out echidnas have worked out some novel ways of keeping cool.
Argentine ants bringing death, disease, destruction to beehives
Researchers have discovered argentine ants attacking beehives have brought another misery with them - disease.
It has long been known the ants attack the hives to get at the honey, but now it has… Audio
Summer science: Two stories from the ocean
In the final instalment of our summer science series, we bring you two stories from the ocean. First we have a story on marine noise pollution from Victoria University of Wellington Centre for Science… Audio
Summer science: Two stories from the ocean
In the final instalment of our summer science series, we bring you two stories from the ocean. First we have a story on marine noise pollution from Victoria University of Wellington Centre for Science…
AudioPromising new methods in pipeline to tackle cruise ship biofoul
Marine antifouling technologies that include air bubble barriers could help keep marinas clean and stop ships being turned away from New Zealand ports.
