Biology

Gerontologist Dr Amanda Smith Barusch argues it's time for older adults to embrace grumpyness. In Aging Angry: Making Peace with Rage the University of Otago and University of Utah Emeritus Professor… Audio

By Kate Evans: Humans have been puzzling over the mysteries of animal migration and navigation for centuries. Audio

By Kate Evans: With each generation, predators and prey refine their aggressive weapons and defensive armour. Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Anna Dean and Phil O'Reilly discuss what to be aware of when foraging for mushrooms following a fatal incident in Australia. Also, our panellists tell us… Audio

They're cute and cuddly with a powerful nose - and dogs are the lastest tool Auckland council is using in its fight against kauri dieback disease.

After three years of training Pip, Mawhai and Marty… Video, Audio

Meet the winner of the Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize, Doug Walker. His hands-on experiments, exciting demonstrations, and development of a new general science course have seen science… Audio

Researchers at AUT have found that suffering concussion can increase the chances of later violent criminal behaviour -- even a relatively mild concussion. The findings, which are being published today… Audio

Nicholas Humphrey is a theoretical psychologist, based in Cambridge, who is known for his work on the evolution of human intelligence and consciousness. He studied mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey… Audio

NIWA has been called in to investigate increasing evidence of Snapper suffering from milky white flesh syndrome in the Hauraki Gulf.

A report from Biosecurity New Zealand, obtained by Newshub, says… Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Ali Mau and Simon Pound discuss the decision by Immigration New Zealand to allow the controversial British activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as… Audio

Thousands of dead birds are washing up along the edges of a Waikato wetland as a disease spreads through populations.

Poor water quality has seen a deadly bacteria grow and infect birds, which become… Audio

Peripatus (aka velvet worms or ngaokeoke) are an ancient and fascinating native nocturnal crawling creature. This week in an Otago University fridge a group of peripatus had babies. Celebrating the… Audio

Fungi botanists, local health professionals, rongoa practitioners and medical researchers are planning a clinical trial this year into the therapeutic benefits of psychadelics. Project coordinator is… Audio

This week's critter is the sleek and powerful ngaro wiwi or large black hunting wasp (Priocnemis monachus) that specialises in hunting some of our largest spiders. Audio

Dr Douglas Seals is a professor of integrative physiology who's studied the biological and lifestyle factors that can cause cardiovascular aging and the interventions that can improve it. He's based… Audio

What are we going to look like in the future? Humans are already living longer and it's likely - we'll be taller, more lightly built and less aggressive. But how well are we adapting to this modern… Audio

Migraine is a common neurological disorder, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Audio