Science
Pig brains partially revived four hours after death
The study could aid medical research and fuel debate about the difference between life and death.
Series of errors led to unsterilised equipment in Hawke’s Bay – report
Fifty-five Hawke's Bay patients who were exposed to unsterilised medical equipment will have to wait until August to be certain they haven't been infected with blood-borne viruses like hepatitis B… Audio
HNZ tenants booted out over meth tests to have debts wiped
Housing New Zealand tenants evicted over bogus methamphetamine testing will have some of their debts wiped by the government, including the costs they incurred for emergency housing. Today Social… Video, Audio
Low vax rates alarm Northland DHB as winter approaches
Low vaccination rates for meningococcal disease have health authorities in Northland fearing the worst, with winter on the way. Despite an intensive emergency programme over summer, they've managed to… Audio
Innovative incubators wanted: New plans to rev Kiwi start-ups
Callaghan Innovation is launching Scale-Up New Zealand - a free online platform that will help showcase New Zealand's innovative businesses. Callaghan's General Manager Erica Lloyd joins Kathryn to… Audio
Calcium - strength and beauty
Calcium creates objects that are strong and beautiful, from caves, to teeth and bones, and coral reefs. Find out more in ep 16 of Elemental, with Allan Blackman from AUT. Audio
Calcium - strength and beauty
Calcium creates objects that are strong and beautiful, from caves, to teeth and bones, and coral reefs. Find out more in ep 16 of Elemental, with Allan Blackman from AUT.
AudioColleen Kirk: Why dog owners will pay more to save their pets' lives
Assistant Professor of Marketing at New York Institute of Technology in New York City Colleen Kirk followed up anecdotal evidence that dog owners are willing to pay more at the vets than cat owners. Audio
Michael Rose: Reducing aircraft toilet noise
Michael Rose is part of a group of physicists at Brigham Young University who looked at ways to reduce the noise made by airplane toilet flushes. Audio
Understanding Neanderthals and our relationship to them
Ella Al-Shamahi is an archaeologist, palaeoanthropologist and Neanderthal specialist, and also a stand-up comic. She almost exclusively works "in places hard to get insurance" including Iraq and… Audio
Soothing international disputes with science diplomacy
Dr Vaughan C. Turekian is the Executive Director of the Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. He also serves as an honorary… Audio
From dark stars to an idealised point: The story of seeing a black hole
Opinion - The photograph of the "cosmic belly button" that is a black hole is a staggering culmination of 200 years of inquiry, writes Richard Easther.
Lab-grown lobster & synthetic steak on menu of the future?
Lab-grown lobster, implantable trackers for cows and robotic harvesters are just some of the innovations discussed at an agricultural summit in Christchurch. The inaugural event focussed on the… Audio
Caesium - the time-keeper
A second, the basic unit of time, is defined by caesium, which is also useful for dating things. Find out more about caesium's role as a timekeeper, in ep 15 of Elemental with Allan Blackman from AUT.
…Caesium - the time-keeper
A second, the basic unit of time, is defined by caesium, which is also useful for dating things. Find out more about caesium's role as a timekeeper, in ep 15 of Elemental with Allan Blackman from AUT.
… AudioRoy Kerr's black hole theory proven right
Astronomers have captured the first image of a black hole, heralding a revolution in our understanding of the universe's most enigmatic objects, and proving the University of Canterbury's… Audio
Extinct human species 'luzonensis' fossils unearthed
Fossil bones and teeth excavated in a cave in the Philippines represent a previously unknown human species, scientists say.
Turning up the heat on enzymes
Biology professor Vic Arcus is trying to tease out how enzymes are able to speed chemical reactions up. Audio
Turning up the heat on enzymes
Biology professor Vic Arcus is trying to tease out how enzymes are able to speed chemical reactions up.
AudioOur Changing World for 11 April 2019
Research into how enzymes are able to speed up reactions as much as they do, and the chemical element cadmium. Audio
