Science
Iron - creator of the modern world
Iron is formed in stars, makes up most of the Earth's core & as a result enables life as we know it to exist, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 40 of Elemental. Audio
Iron - creator of the modern world
Iron is formed in stars, makes up most of the Earth's core & as a result enables life as we know it to exist, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 40 of Elemental.
AudioInes Moran - Cuckoo vs Rifleman
Ines Moran is a PhD student in the Cain Lab at the University of Auckland, who researches dialects, vocal networks and vocal leaning (birdsong) in avian kinship groups. Her main area of study is the… Video, Audio
Measuring the Nitrogen Flow Under Crops
A Plant and Food Research principal scientist says measuring devices that look like giant rain gauges have been buried under crops all around the country to track the amount of nitrogen flowing into… Audio
Measuring the Nitrogen Flow Under Crops
A Plant and Food Research principal scientist says measuring devices that look like giant rain gauges have been buried under crops all around the country to track the amount of nitrogen flowing into…
AudioElement of the Week
To mark 2019 as the year of the Periodic Table, RNZ Nights has teamed up with the MacDiarmid Institute to bring you Element of The Week. Tonight, Dr David McMorran, Senior Teaching Fellow at the… Audio
Solar eclipse in the Pitcairns
There's something about solar eclipses. They capture imaginations all over the world and are absolute cat nip for astronomers. Audio
Drawn to see a total solar eclipse on a remote Pitcairn island
Otago Museum staff are taking a trip to a small atoll in the Pitcairn Island group, in the hopes of seeing a total solar eclipse and to cement the museums unique connections with the remote island.
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Iridium and the end of the dinosaurs
Iridium is the second-densest element on the periodic table and the most erosion-resistant metal. A layer of iridium in rocks marks the demise of the dinosaurs, according to Allan Blackman from AUT… Audio
Iridium and the end of the dinosaurs
Iridium is the second-densest element on the periodic table and the most erosion-resistant metal. A layer of iridium in rocks marks the demise of the dinosaurs, according to Allan Blackman from AUT…
AudioWhat is the slimiest creature in the world?
Nanogirl takes some students from St Thomas' Schol in Auckland to Kelly Tarlton’s to meet a very slippery creature and find out what a hagfish is and why it’s so slimey. Video, Audio, Gallery
Freshwater fish swim for science
NIWA scientists are putting freshwater fish such as inanga through swimming trials, to find out how they cope with water moving at different speeds. Video, Audio
Freshwater fish swim for science
NIWA scientists are putting freshwater fish such as inanga through swimming trials, to find out how they cope with water moving at different speeds.
Video, AudioOur Changing World for 27 June 2019
NIWA is putting freshwater fish through their paces in a swimming test, and the story of indium, the chemical element that is the Queen of the touchscreen. Audio
Citizen scientists undertake first survey of Taranaki penguin
A first of its kind study of little blue penguin in North Taranaki is being credited with giving the at-risk bird a better chance of survival in the region. "Finding Little Blue" is the brainchild of… Video, Audio
Don't throw stones into explosive suburban mud pool, expert warns
The mud pool which erupted in a residential area of Rotorua this week has tripled in size. Video
Protection wanted for 'most important terrestrial fossil site in NZ'
Dunedin residents want permanent protection for Foulden Maar, which was under threat of being mined until the company planning to do so went into receivership.
NZ's Space Agency to track objects in orbit
A pilot scheme will allow officials to monitor satellites launched from New Zealand, to minimise space debris and collisions as a "regulator of space activity".
Research on sugary drinks: sugar tax reduces consumption by 10%
A newly released review from Otago University shows there's a direct correlation between the amount of tax imposed and a drop in the consumption of sugary drinks: finding for instance a 10% tax has… Audio
Revealed: The dulcet tones of....grey seals
It turns out seals can copy speech and songs using the same production mechanism as humans. And as a study in Scotland found out, they're pretty good at holding a tune. Mia Womersley reports. Video, Audio
