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Amorina Kingdon: How Sound Rules Life Underwater
Science writer Amorina Kingdon's new book explores how underwater animals use sound to survive. Audio
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NZ's smallest bird may be 'missing link' in birdsong evolution
Scientists used to think birds were divided into two groups - but the titipounamu, or rifleman, bridges the two. Audio
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New evidence may change the Easter Island story
New clues found on Easter Island Rapa Nui challenge the idea that warfare and stripped resources led to a cataclysmic population crash. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 29 June 2024
On this week's Nashville Babylon there's soul courtesy of James Carr and Esther Phillips, classics from the Band and Tom Waits plus Bonnie Raitt covering a John Prine favourite. Audio
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Unexpected bright aurora surprises and thrills
Aurora fans have been treated to an unexpectedly bright display lighting up the skies, with photographers capturing the lights as far north as the Bay of Plenty.
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Massey's fake animals win big
Massey University's School of Veterinary Science have taken home an international prize for their work replacing live animals with models in the classroom. Audio
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Olympics: Australian govt stumps up $300m for Brisbane success
The country is laying the groundwork to host the Olympics for the third time in 2032.
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Connecting with whakapapa an 'awakening'
Yanika Reed has a message for whānau with fair skin, like her: "You don't need permission to be Māori." Audio
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Why you can get sunburnt through a window but it won't help your vitamin D
Exposure to sunlight through a window has implications for your health. Here's what you need to know.
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Musk's SpaceX hired to destroy ISS space station
NASA has selected Elon Musk's SpaceX company to bring down the International Space Station at the end of its life.
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MacGyver's Laser
MacGyver was an 80s icon, with his mullet and ability to turn anything into a tool to save the day. Karen Thorn looks at one episode where the action hero turns some historical artifacts into a laser.
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Medical laboratory company posts big loss as staff struggle with workload
New Zealand's largest privately-owned medical laboratory has posted a $16m loss for last year, after recording a $13m profit in the previous year.
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Kiwi health food science supporter in limbo after funding expires
A group that helps Kiwi businesses investigate the health benefits of the food they produce says as of next week, many of the researchers they've funded will effectively be working for free. Audio
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How food waste is baked into daily life
A report on food waste has found a lot of waste happens long before food gets to consumers. Globally, around 40 per cent of food is wasted and the Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser Juliet Gerard… Audio
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How food waste is baked into daily life
A lot of food waste happens before it gets to consumers, a new report on the problem has found.
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The annual snowline survey
Jump onboard an alpine flight to photograph some glaciers! The annual snowline survey has been running since 1977, but today new techniques are allowing researchers to go beyond 2D photos to make 3D… Audio
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The annual snowline survey
Jump onboard an alpine flight to photograph some glaciers! The annual snowline survey has been running since 1977, but today new techniques are allowing researchers to go beyond 2D photos to make 3D…
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Success in treating persistent pain offers hope for those with Long Covid
Analysis - Its emergence has refocused attention on the incapacitating nature of persistent fatigue, Hamish Wilson and John Douglas Dunbar write.
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Law removing future ETS agriculture obligations passes first reading
The government's proposed law change to keep agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme has passed its first reading.
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Why metabolism, modern diet are driving inflammatory disease
When a surgeon noticed her patients were presenting with conditions ending in '-itis', she realised inflammation was the root cause of their complaints. Audio
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'Please don't let another NZ baby die to toxoplasmosis'
A woman is hoping to raise awareness about toxoplasmosis after losing her baby to the infection.
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Our Changing World – Snowline survey
Jump onboard an alpine flight to photograph some glaciers! The annual snowline survey has been running since 1977, but today new techniques are allowing researchers to go beyond 2D photos to make 3D… Audio
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Dog health tips book with recipes included
How would you like the recipe for Banana honey biscuits or Beef Bourguignon with Mussels? These are just a few of the dishes that can help increase longevity and fitness not for you but for your dog… Audio
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Street almost competely levelled after flooding
Nearly all the houses of a South Auckland street have been bulldozed after last year's flooding.
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Winston Peters on the offensive over Covid-19 inquiry
Winston Peters has responded to questions about his approach to the Covid-19 inquiry with verbal attacks on the commissioners, academics and the media. Audio
