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The science of hunger
Audio 30 Aug 2023Hunger: It's part and parcel of the human experience. Research reveals that being hungry can also negatively affect our emotions to our cognition and judgement. Dr John Parkinson, Senior Lecturer at… Audio
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Keeping an eye on highly mutated Covid-19 variant BA.2.86
Explainer - A new Covid-19 variant - BA.2.86 - is causing concern over its large number of mutations. So what is being done to monitor this "radically different" variant in New Zealand?
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A digital therapy for tinnitus
We’ve probably all experienced a little bit of tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, at some stage in our lives. But for some people, this phantom sound never goes away. Claire Concannon speaks to the… Audio
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Ancient brick is a DNA time capsule
Researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick. What did they discover? Dr Sophie Lund… Audio
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What is the vagus nerve?
It's the talk of social media and health and wellbeing circles, but most of us have probably never heard of it. The vagus nerve. What is the vagus nerve, and what does it do? In broad terms, it's the… Audio
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Super blue moon: What is it, and when will the next one be?
Explainer - How did the super blue moon get this peculiar name? And why is there disagreement on when the next one will be? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
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Tips for being safe around animals (dogs in particular)
Audio 29 Aug 2023Even the gentlest of family pets can bite - for a range of reasons. Research by Auckland emergency doctor Dr Natasha Duncan-Sutherland has found there are around 25,000 dog-related injuries recorded… Audio
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Is an iron deficiency making you cold, tired and grumpy?
News 29 Aug 2023Got the grumps, feeling the cold and having trouble concentrating? You're not alone. But is that tiredness and lethargy due to late-night doom-scrolling, general 2023 malaise or caused by an iron…
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Muriwai homeowner 'in a state of shock' after property categorised
Some storm-damaged properties in West Auckland's Muriwai have been categorised - but the process is leading to more uncertainty and distress for residents. Audio
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The science behind the Fukushima waste water release
The UN's atomic regulator says the water will have "negligible" radiological impact on people and the environment. But is it safe?
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Wellington Town Hall set to get multi-million dollar recording facility
A new multi-million dollar recording facility is set to make Wellington's Town Hall the centre piece of the country's film industry and classical music scene.
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Kiwis don't know how to react to earthquake warnings - research
Audio 28 Aug 2023New research shows we're not as switched on as we should be when it comes to technology, warning us of earthquakes. Massey's Joint Centre for Disaster Research surveyed more than three thousand people… Audio
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'Unwanted chemicals from laboratories' led to evacuation at University of Auckland
The planned removal of dangerous chemicals from laboratories at Auckland University led to students and staff being evacuated this afternoon.
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The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
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'Science has always taken risks' - A lifetime of Antarctic adventures
After 32 seasons in Antarctica, polar and mountain photographer Colin Monteath reveals the ice's secrets in his new book Erebus The Ice Dragon: A portrait of an Antarctic volcano. Audio
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The science behind the Fukushima waste water release
The UN's atomic regulator says Fukushima power plant's water will have "negligible" radiological impact on people and the environment. But is it safe?
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Colin Monteath: Erebus, ice and fire
Mount Erebus is an ultra mountain and the planet's southernmost volcano. Sheathed in ice, with hundreds of ice caves and a lava lake, its name is synonymous with the tragic 1979 air accident. Polar… Audio, Gallery
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Labour sells its vaping crackdown - but is it too late?
The government's pointed to vapes as a key weapon in the war against cigarettes.
In the rush to reach its smokefree targets, however, there are fears the horse has bolted - with children exposed to… Audio
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Labour sells its vaping crackdown - but is it too late?
The government's pointed to vapes as a key weapon in the war against cigarettes.
In the rush to reach its smokefree targets, however, there are fears the horse has bolted - with children exposed to…
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David Scheel: the mysteries of octopuses
The octopus is a highly intelligent and deeply mysterious creature. It changes colour as quickly as it can move, and it thinks with its tentacles. Marine biologist David Scheel has had a life-long… Audio
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Whakaari / White Island owners unable to answer if they owed duty to victims
One of the owners of Whakaari / White Island said that whether their company owed a duty to the victims of the eruption in 2019 was a "hard question to answer".
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The electric stomach - an explainer
It might sound odd, but it's true, our stomachs have an amount of electrical activity going on! Dr Tim Angeli-Gordon is a biomedical engineer, he speaks to Jesse about what's happening in our tums. Audio
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Tropical glacier in Papua expected to disappear in three years
Meteorologists warn warming weather could result in the complete disappearance in West Papua of one of the world's last remaining tropical glaciers in just three years.
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Expert calls for end to blood donation ban for mad cow disease
An infectious diseases expert is calling for an end to the blood donation ban for New Zealanders who lived in the UK during the mad cow disease epidemic.
The Massey University ecologist, Professor… Audio
