Science
Black hole: Kiwi mathematician reacts
Today the first ever image of a black hole was released. It's a big deal for the science community, particularly here in New Zealand. In fact this image proves the theory of University of Canterbury's… Audio
Why the crater lake on Mount Ruapēhu is heating up
A scientist says although the crater lake on Mount Ruapēhu is the hottest it's been in two years, there is no greater threat of an eruption. Audio
Scientific evidence presented in camera in toilet trial
The jury has heard that DNA evidence found on a camera hidden in an embassy bathroom is 10 thousand million times more likely to come from a former top Defence Force attache than anyone else. Video, Audio
How AI can test embryo viability and out with science 'manels'
Science commentator, Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles, joins Kathryn to discuss how a new AI approach can identify with great accuracy whether a 5-day-old IVF human embryo will progress to a… Audio
Senior moments: reversing memory loss in old age
American neuroscientist Robert Reinhart is making advances in attempting to reverse memory loss. He has, with his team at Boston University, worked out how to give someone in their sixties or… Audio
61-year-old woman gives birth for son & his partner
A United States woman who gave birth to her granddaughter says advances in senior health and modern medicine allowed her to carry the child despite having already gone through menopause. Jillian… Video, Audio
Cadmium - colour and quantum dots
Cadmium has featured in red traffic lights, rechargeable batteries and now has a role in quantum dots, according to Allan Blackman, from AUT, in ep 14 of Elemental. Audio
Cadmium - colour and quantum dots
Cadmium has featured in red traffic lights, rechargeable batteries and now has a role in quantum dots, according to Allan Blackman, from AUT, in ep 14 of Elemental.
AudioResearchers shed light on why kiwi and moa became flightless
Otago University researchers have discovered new evidence of what made some of New Zealand's iconic birds, such as the kiwi and extinct moa, flightless.
Tomas Matthews: The key to getting people on the dance floor
What makes people jump to their feet and on to the dance floor? Tomas Matthews from Concordia University's department of psychology researched just that. Video, Audio
Why the kiwi and moa stopped flying
Researchers have found out what made two of our famous birds flightless, but with this new discovery will scientists now try to reverse it? Audio
Turning Wool into Food
Santanu Deb-Choudhury and his team at AgResearch have found that proteins from sheep wool fibre can help improve the digestive health of cats. The proteins, extracted from cross-bred wool are then… Audio
Turning Wool into Food
Santanu Deb-Choudhury and his team at AgResearch have found that proteins from sheep wool fibre can help improve the digestive health of cats. The proteins, extracted from cross-bred wool are then…
Audio85 quakes follow slow-slip event off East Coast
Eighty-five small earthquakes have been detected off Gisborne and the Mahia Peninsula since Monday - all triggered by a major slow-slip event, according to scientists. Our reporter Sarah Robson spoke… Audio
What can Game of Thrones teach us about faces?
Researchers at Victoria University believe Game of Thrones can help us understand facial recognition
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NZ among the best places for endangered species in the world
New research lead by Island Conservation has drawn up a list of 107 islands around the globe that give endangered species the best chance to survive. Audio
Bromine - the colour purple and poison gas
The story of bromine is one of the color purple, the Dead Sea and an early poison gas used in the First World War, says Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 13 of Elemental. Audio
Bromine - the colour purple and poison gas
The story of bromine is one of the color purple, the Dead Sea and an early poison gas used in the First World War, says Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 13 of Elemental.
AudioScience of a 'mega mast' & planning wide-scale predator control
This summer has seen a 'mega-mast' mass seeding event in New Zealand's forests and DOC is now planning its largest-ever predator control operation to save rare birds. Audio
Science of a 'mega mast' & planning wide-scale predator control
This summer has seen a 'mega-mast' mass seeding event in New Zealand's forests and DOC is now planning its largest-ever predator control operation to save rare birds.
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