Science

From a time-travelling DeLorean to a future where hovercars are everywhere, the movie Back to the Future is a dream for sci fi-loving petrol heads - but could it be a reality? Audio

Chemical isotope analysis is a powerful technique - Dr. Charlotte King explains to Claire how she uses it to reconstruct past lives of forgotten people from the Otago gold rush. Audio

Part 2: Panellists Damian Christie and Ziena Jalil discuss lending law changes, Christmas hams, and a 'monster slide'.  Audio

Part 1: Panellists Damian Christie and Ziena Jalil discuss Auckland opening up, and new legislation on townhouses.  Audio

Dr. Charlotte King explains her work using chemical isotopes to reconstruct past lives of forgotten people from the time of the Otago gold rush. Audio

Two New Zealand physicists have been recognised for their work on the global stage. Dr Amita Deb talks to Karyn Hay about making the top 10 for Physics World's 2021 Breakthrough of the Year. Audio

Otago University Associate Professor Joanna Williams is developing a blood test to detect early Alzheimer's disease, and can now continue her research with the help of an NZ Lottery Health Grant.  Audio

Siouxsie joins Kathryn with an update on Omicron and vaccines for children. And she'll detail research into an mRNA vaccine against HIV that is showing promise in animal studies. Associate Professor… Audio

Are you as smart as a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon?

As it turns out, the answer is probably yes.

New International research by University College London neuroscientist Inga Usher found that… Audio

Panellists Alexia Russell and Simon Pound discuss a discredited weight-loss device with Dr Cat Pausé, of Massey University. Audio

Dr Daniel Gibbs has spent his career caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease, now he has a front-row seat, after receiving the diagnosis himself.  Audio

A slow-slip earthquake rumbling beneath the Kapiti Coast could help scientists predict when a devastating earthquake might hit.

After five years of being "stuck" to the overlying Australian plate… Audio

Professor Adrian North has spent his life studying the psychology of music and how people interact with it in different spaces. He's with us to discuss the psychological cues that music offers up and… Audio

Did you know there are smart toilets? Yes, that's right. Smart toilets. Research professor Sonia Grego is currently working on a toilet that works as a health-screening tool, using sensors and… Audio

The asteroid 4660 Nereus did a flyby of the earth earlier this morning. Planetary astronomer Dr Michele Bannister, from Canterbury University's School of Physical & Chemical Sciences, discusses 4660… Audio

Now to Dunedin where prehistoric predators of the deep have taken over Otago Museum.

The Sea Monsters exhibition opens its five-month run there tomorrow.

Our Otago-Southland reporter, Timothy Brown… Video, Audio

The Covid treatment kit keeps getting larger, with health authorities ordering 120,000 courses of antivirals to combat mild to moderate Covid cases.

The joint effort from the Ministry of Health and… Audio

Adamantium is the indestructible material infused onto the skeleton of mutant X-men hero - Wolverine. But what is it really? Audio