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In September 2022, two New Zealand patients became the first in the world to participate in a phase 1 clinical trial testing a new therapy for a rare neurogenetic condition called myotonic dystrophy… Audio

This weekend, the next phase of New Zealand's ongoing fight against single-use plastics comes into effect. But do we need to re-think our attitudes towards all waste? Audio

Two New Zealand patients will be the first participants in the world to join a phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of a new therapy for myotonic dystrophy – a rare neurogenetic condition. It's… Audio

Science correspondent Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about how researchers have identified a hormone linked with morning sickness which may help with the development of new treatments for… Audio

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response or ASMR is a perception phenomenon that generates a bioelectric current through auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory or perceptive stimuli. When it passes through… Audio

A team of researchers at Canterbury University are hoping to explore the value of microgrids in delivering some self reliance for households when it comes to power generation. Audio

A new canyon like slip has appeared in a central Hawke's Bay farm and it's getting plenty of local attention.

Matt Holden who owns the Ongaonga farm says the land moved in the middle of the night and… Audio

The Health Research Council of New Zealand will pump more than 50 million dollars into research on pressing health issues. The funding will be spread across 44 project grants, one of which includes a… Audio

What is going on with transport in Aotearoa? Prof. Simon Kingham explores what the evidence tells us about transport now and in the future, at Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Audio

The green light for lab grown meat to be sold in American restaurants and supermarkets could mean big business for a New Zealand company producing the "seeds" the flesh can be cultivated from. For the… Video, Audio

Studying the science of happiness doesn't always make you happy. Gretchen Rubin is considered a global expert on happiness, with her podcast and books about finding ways to be happier. But she felt… Audio

As we've seen in recent weather events, floods and slips go hand in hand. Martin Brook is an Associate Professor of Applied Geology at the University of Auckland. He has studied slopes in both… Audio

Otago University researchers have identified DNA abnormalities that lead to the aggressive spread of bowel cancer, Aotearoa's second highest cause of cancer deaths.

The researchers studied tumours… Audio

Pacific children contracting meningicoccal disease likely to increase this year. Audio