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Otago Uni biologist made a Fellow of the ISC
Evolutionary biologist Distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer has received international recognition as a new Fellow of the International Science Council (ISC). He's received the highest honour to be… Audio
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Science: No-needles diabetes meds, carbon cost of bottom trawling
Audio 24 Jan 2024Science communicator Allan Blackman on how diabetes patients may soon have a new treatment option that doesn't include needles or insulin pumps. Audio
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Have you got ‘hot girl’ gut issues?
Bloating, constipation, wind, and other gut issues are hot right now. How do you know if you've got Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or something else?
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Shower Thoughts: Why do we value gold?
It's not the rarest, brightest or most practical metal yet for millennia humans have dug and dug and dug in search of this precious resource. Audio
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Summer bugs with Morgane Merien
Why do flies want to get inside our houses so bad? Why do mosquitoes bite some people and not others? And why oh why is New Zealand home to so many creepy crawlies? Audio
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How to look after your teeth
The different "plaque trajectories" of good, so-so and very bad teeth-brushers in The Dunedin Study confirm dental hygiene is a long game that rewards commitment, says Otago University professor… Audio
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Naomi Alderman, author of The Power, on gripping new thriller
Naomi Alderman is a British author whose fourth novel The Power was a New York Times best seller. Made into a Netflix series released last year, Alderman's science-fiction thriller tells the story of… Audio
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Japan's lunar craft lands successfully but can't generate solar power
Japan has become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe is not generating solar power, its space agency says.
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Nisha Shankar: How to train an astronaut
Nisha Shankar is chief training officer at NASA's Johnson Space Centre. She takes astronauts who are fresh out of basic training and teaches them the skills they need to thrive on the International… Audio
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The upsides of sleeplessness
Before 2020, writer Annabelle Abbs was accustomed to a bit of "gentle insomnia" every night. But after the deaths of her stepfather, father and a family puppy in quick succession, sleep became a thing… Audio
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New study on Tonga volcano highlights need for further research
A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the 15 January 2022 volcano eruption of Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'apai, highlighting the risks of similar events.
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My Hometown: Gisborne
Coping with extreme, often traumatic, weather events is nothing new for the people of Tairāwhiti, says RNZ's chief executive and former resident Paul Thompson. Just don't call them resilient.
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Summer science: AI and medicinal cannabis
Podcast episode — 17 January 2024In the final instalment of the summer science series, science communication students tackle two controversial topics: medicinal cannabis, and AI consciousness.
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Summer science: AI and medicinal cannabis
In the final instalment of the summer science series, science communication students tackle two controversial topics: medicinal cannabis, and AI consciousness. Audio
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Summer science: AI and medicinal cannabis
In the final instalment of the summer science series, science communication students tackle two controversial topics: medicinal cannabis, and AI consciousness.
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China's population drops for 2nd year, with record low birth rate
China's population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of Covid-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have profound…
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Managed retreat on the cards for beach community
Managed retreat is being considered as an option for a Canterbury coastal community facing the threat of rising sea levels.
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Charlie Lee: Measuring Antarctic ice melt
When it comes to Antarctic ice melt, how do we attribute retreat to climate change? For Dr Charles Lee, a microbial ecologist, the answer lies in measuring moss. Audio
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Taiwanese New Zealanders keep close eye on Taiwan election outcome
Taiwanese New Zealanders are unsure what William Lai's victory in the presidential election might mean in terms of cross-strait ties with China.
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Cloned monkey created to speed up medical research
Chinese researchers have cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species which is widely used in medical research.
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Cook Islands turtle facial recognition project aims to help conservation efforts
A citizen science turtle monitoring project has been up and running for a year now, and was launched to involve the community in conservation efforts.
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Ayodhya: Transforming a flashpoint holy city into the 'Hindu Vatican'
Swathes of the city have been bulldozed to turn it into what some Hindu nationalist leaders are calling a 'Hindu Vatican'.
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Cook Islands turtle facial recognition project aims to help conservation efforts
Facial recognition software is being used to track turtle movements in the Cook Islands.
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Newborn giraffe at Auckland Zoo tops 1.7 metres
The calf is the fifth for its mother, Kiritka.
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Homes catch fire as lava spills onto town in Iceland
Lava from a volcano eruption has poured into the fishing town of Grindavik.
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