Science & Environment

Pacific nations wants shipping sector to end reliance on fossil fuels Audio

In 1935, a series of extraordinary newspaper articles claimed a backyard inventor called Victor Penny was trying to build a Death Ray for the New Zealand government. But were these claims true? RNZ’s… Audio

The war on wallabies is ramping up with an almost 50km exclusion fence going up in South Canterbury. They may look furry and cute, but these aussie visitors are a destructive pest that have been… Video, Audio

There are only two types of batteries in the world, and they have pretty limited life cycles. Audio

A Kiwi invention could be the next big thing in medical imaging. Audio

Communities on the East Coast are sick of being offered band-aid fixes and praised for their resilience. They were hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle, which devastated their infrastructure and cut off… Audio

Tens of millions of dollars earmarked for Government climate change projects are yet to be spent. Treasury documents show about a third of the initiatives in the more than $3 billion Climate Emergency… Audio

Rats giggle. Dogs wag their tail. How do other animals express joy? You can't ask them, so researchers have to find other sneaky ways of figuring out animal emotions. Professor Ximena Nelson is… Audio

Kea are renowned for their intelligence and playfulness – but how do they express joy? Studying animal emotions can be tricky – you can't just ask them how they're feeling – but Professor Ximena… Audio

 Food loss accounts for 38 per cent of the energy used in our global food system, according the UN.  Audio