Science

Pigs can hope. Monkeys believe in fairness; animals of all shapes and sizes experience a wide range of emotions says biologist Frans de Waal.  Video, Audio, Gallery

Last week in our regular solving the world's problems our rural Hawke's Bay correspondent Steve Wyn-Harris told me about his new dung beetles and we were curious to know more about how they can be… Audio

There's serious concern from scientists that a geologically significant site may be mined by an off-shore company. Newsroom is reporting that Plaman Resources plans to dig into Foulden Maar in Otago's… Audio

A hands free mobile is one thing but with latest innovations in technology, you may be able to answer calls by biting. It's called ChewIt, a device the size of a piece of chewing gum, which allows you… Audio, Gallery

Erbium is named after a chemically famous Swedish village, and adds a rose-tinted glow to the periodic table, in ep 25 of Elemental with Allan Blackman from AUT. Audio

Dr Eugenia Cheng is coming to Auckland for the Writers Festival to talk about her latest book, The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn't. She speaks to Jim about her mission to rid… Audio

Wylie Gustafson has possibly the most famous yodel in the world - the three second Yahoo! yodel - but he never expected he would need to hire a lawyer because of it. Video, Audio

Professor Michael Worboys has debunked the myth that our canine fur babies are the result of centuries of bonding and taming. Instead, he's discovered that our modern day pooches are the result of the… Audio

'Science Vs' cuts through the trends, the fads and the opinions to get to the real science behind everything from vaccinations to fasting diets. We play an excerpt of the 'Science Vs' episode 'Fasting… Audio

Alison Stringer works a government job by day, and is a scientist and lifelong forager. A trained mycologist (fungi expert), she undertook graduate studies in Dr Ian Hall's edible ecomycorrhizal fungi… Audio, Gallery

Professor Bryony James received her undergraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Bath, England in 1993 and my PhD in Materials Engineering at the University of… Audio

Middle distance runner and two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost her battle against International Association of Athletics (IAAF) regulations that exclude her, and others, from competing… Audio

Children shouldn't play contact sport until at least 12 years old experts say. They were unanimous is saying that a little contact in pre-teens to the head is too much contact.  Audio

Yesterday Jesse talked to author John Summers about the enduring cultural significance of the Arcoroc mug. Well, it turned out he was correct and the texts and emails came to us in what can only be… Audio

Moa footprints, that are likely the oldest record of the giant birds ever documented, have been disovered for the first time in the South Island. Thought to be millions of years old , the prints were… Audio, Gallery

It was no mere bird-brain surgery. Rather, it was a world first when the life of a young kakapo chick was saved by brain surgery at Massey University's Wildbase Hospital. Professor Brett Gartrell led… Audio

Astronomers from around the world are gathering in Washington this week to discuss how world governments would respond to a major asteroid colliding with our planet. NASA has warned the Planetary… Audio

Dysprosium earned its name by being very hard to separate from other elements and has become very important in electric car motors. Join Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 24 of Elemental. Audio