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Why brains get flustered so easily. Audio

Jean Fleming from the Otago School of Medicine; talking about breast cancer and how it runs in some families. Audio

In the skull behind the eardrum is the inner ear which contain remarkable fluid-filled sense organs. These organs send messages to the brain which help to give us a sense of orientation and allow our… Audio

Shark research and Helicobacter pylori. Audio

A day doesn't go by without some weather, explanations and implications with MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum... Australia - droughts, wildfires & crocodiles on the loose; air… Audio

The world's most popular psychoactive substance - Coffee. Audio

Hidden Treasure, a major Allan Wilson Centre project analysing the life at various altitudes on Little Barrier Island to inform conservation efforts; and the translocation of tuatara around New… Audio

A look at what makes chillies hot. Audio

Isaac Newton. Audio

Facial recognition, peacock tails, and Darwin's cousin. Audio

Why chimps can't play baseball. Audio

Explanations and implications of the weather with MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum. He looks at the largest tornado in recorded history, plus floods in Europe, India, Canada and… Audio

The potential of renewable energy. Audio

Simon Pollard looks at the human predilection for the prediction of our own demise - the apolcalypse, coming to you this Friday. Audio

Scientists film first live footage of a giant squid in its natural habitat; and is antibiotic-resistant bacteria the greatest risk to human health? Audio

Landcare Research scientist Pierre Roudier on the role soil can play in climate change mitigation by storing carbon. So how do we get more carbon into the soil? Audio

What makes a good horror movie - and how to intensify suspense for even scarier films with Keith Bound, University of Nottingham doctoral researcher in Digital Design & Media. Audio

Dr Mat Goddard of The University of Auckland is a biologist who's fascinated by micro-organisms, wild yeasts and fermentation. Audio

Discusses newborns and asthma. Audio

Siouxsie reports back from the world's biggest microbiology conference and gives us an update on some of her own scientific work. Audio

Burning pain, itching, and numbness are what you have to look forward to if you run into the native nettle Ongaonga. Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tells us about this prickly plant. Audio

Discusses psychoactive substances and the testing regimes used to define them. Audio

Siouxsie Wiles discusses the worst places to get stung by a bee, and a new contender for the fastest ground animal and a sister for our sun. Audio

Two recent studies which may provide insights into how language evolved, and an insight into how our ancestors got big brains and developed tools. Audio

Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato teases out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on. Floating again in cloud computing. Audio