Science
Psychiatrist calls for solitary confinement numbers to be available
A forensic psychiatrist says more data on the number of people held in solitary confinement in prison should be made available. Dr Erik Monasterio spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
Christchurch teenager wins Prime Minister's Space Prize
A Christchurch teenager's project to improve tracking methane from space has won him the Prime Minister's Space Prize. Year 12 student Cairo Akehurst spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
What's going on under the ground in Vanuatu?
Maggie Tweedie speaks to geophysicist Dr Kasper van Wijk from the University of Auckland, who was in Vanuatu last year looking at the volcano Mount Yasur. Audio
'Psychedelic renaissance' hits New Zealand
From the results, it looks like New Zealand may be part of a global trend that has been dubbed the 'psychedelic renaissance'. Audio
After months spinning in a vortex, world's biggest iceberg is on the move
The world's largest iceberg is again drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot.
New Zealand and the 'psychedelic renaissance'
The latest set of results from the 2024 New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey has shed light on the non-medical use of pharmaceuticals in New Zealand. Audio
Physicist on how Santa delivers gifts
A scientist says Santa Claus may use tricks of quantum physics to help him deliver gifts around the world on Christmas Eve. University of Auckland head of the department of physics Professor Jan… Audio
Will 2025 be the year of the cancer vaccine?
The Economist's health editor Natasha Loder wrote that advances in mRNA technology have spawned groundbreaking new cancer vaccine trials around the world, from melanoma to colorectal cancers. Audio
Why AI's next big evolution may be its least predictable yet
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, said a major change was on AI's horizon.
Plate tectonics: Graham Leonard
This week GNS released a high resolution update to the national Active Faults Database, detailing where the active faults are across the motu. Audio
The toxic chemicals from tyres
Every year, billions of vehicles shed an estimated six million tonnes of tyre particles, polluting our soils, rivers and lakes. Audio
Warnings as start-up tries to refreeze the Arctic
A group added 50cm of fresh ice to part of the Arctic. Critics say it's a huge risk.
What a dissection of 'rarest whale in the world' revealed
This was the first time a rare spade-toothed whale was dissected.
Largest ever gathering of mathematicians in New Zealand held this week
If you were in Auckland this week the probability of running into a mathematician was higher than the mean. Audio
How to watch this year's last 'significant' meteor shower
A meteor shower considered to be one of the best will peak this weekend, but a full Moon may impact how much of it we see.
What the Lion King got wrong about lions
Would Simba really end up with Nala? And why is Scar more attractive than Mufasa? We ask an expert.
The bacterial world inside New Zealand's 'living fossil'
Tuatara have changed little since their ancestors hung out with dinosaurs, but what about their gut bacteria?
Researchers pen scathing open letter to Minister over Marsden Fund changes
Dozens of Rutherford Discovery Fellows condemned "damaging changes" to the Marsden Fund's terms of reference.
Our Changing World: Tuatara gut bugs
Claire Concannon heads to Auckland Zoo to meet their resident tuatara.
Tuatara are pretty special, the only remaining species of reptile from an order that lived alongside the dinosaurs. And they… Audio
Stories from Our Changing World
Claire Concannon heads to Auckland Zoo to meet their resident tuatara. Tuatara are pretty special, the only remaining species of reptile from an order that lived alongside the dinosaurs. And they… Audio
