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Caves created by rivers of lava underlie New Zealand’s biggest city. A new research project is documenting Auckland's lava caves, hoping to protect this hidden geological heritage and understand what… Audio

Caves created by rivers of lava underlie New Zealand’s biggest city. A new research project is documenting Auckland's lava caves, hoping to protect this hidden geological heritage and understand what… Audio

Confusion, headaches, painful reaction to light; over the years, the symptoms associated with concussion haven't changed.  Science journalist Isobel Whitcomb explains an alternative approach. Audio

Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Food Technologists. Professor Singh speaks to Jesse. Audio

Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about the New Caledonian fork fern which now holds the record for the largest amount of DNA stored in its nucleus of any living organism on the… Audio

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to look at which cities have inspired songs of their own - including perhaps, a surprising New Zealand contribution. Kirsten Zemke is an ethnomusicologist… Audio

Dr Ginni Mansberg is a GP who specialises in women's and children's health whose latest book takes a no-holds-barred look at menopause and how it can affect not only the women going through it, but… Audio

An Auckland startup has been approved to scale up its production of dairy proteins using genetically modified yeasts. Daisy Lab uses precision fermentation to make whey or casein products.  Audio

Spoiler Alert: In the Christopher Nolan movie Interstellar, an astronaut gets sucked into a black hole but manages to communicate with his daughter and find his way out. Richard Easther tells us the… Audio

Thanks to music streaming, many people now have millions of tunes at their fingertips. But are platforms like Spotify leading us to choose convenience over cultivating our own distinct musical taste… Audio

It's been 24 years since Australian astrophysicist Rodney Marks died in mysterious circumstances in Antarctica.  Audio