Science

Advance copies of the draft school science curriculum have shocked teachers and left its writers defending their push for change.

The proposal takes science out of the abstract and teaches through… Audio

Advance copies of the draft school science curriculum contain no mention of the core science subjects physics, chemistry and biology, leaving some to ask 'where is the science?'

Instead subjects will… Audio

Advance draft copies of the new science curriculum for schools have shocked some science teachers.

The so-called fast draft contains no mention of the core science subjects physics, chemistry and… Audio

In the Ender's Game series, philote is a particle that enables communication across the galaxy. Dr Krista Steenbergen talks to Bryan Crump about the realities of such a thing. Audio

Memories can be a complicated thing. They're not a perfectly-kept record of our lives and while they can be wonderful to look back on, they can also fail us. So how do memories actually work - and how… Audio

Otago museum looks to expand its Pacific science festival initiative. Audio

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

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

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

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

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