Science
Never ask a boy 'why?'
Science communication student Mary Rabbidge takes a look at the brains of teenage boys, to find out why they behave the way they do. Audio
Never ask a boy 'why?'
Science communication student Mary Rabbidge takes a look at the brains of teenage boys, to find out why they behave the way they do.
Audio"Concerned about whether or not they could do something, scientists forgot to ask whether or not they should"
Four experts explore the practice and ethics of CRISPR gene editing with Russell Brown: Prof. Tim Dare, Associate Professors Peter Fineran and Maui Hudson, and Dr Heather Hendrickson. Audio
Early birds
In episode 2 of the Kākāpō Files we find out that when it comes to kākāpō breeding the early birds are, well, very early. Audio
Early birds
In episode 2 of the Kākāpō Files we find out that when it comes to kākāpō breeding the early birds are, well, very early.
AudioSpace archaeology: SAPIENS
Space isn't just some vast arena for people to explore using the latest, shiniest technology. It's also a place that can hold important stories about us humans too...and that's what the emerging… Audio
Kākāpō - night parrot
The kākāpō is one of the world's rarest birds, and in the first episode of the Kākāpō Files we learn about the giant flightless parrot's 'love triangle.' Audio
Kākāpō - night parrot
The kākāpō is one of the world's rarest birds, and in the first episode of the Kākāpō Files we learn about the giant flightless parrot's 'love triangle.'
AudioSalps - a surprising jelly-like relative
The 'jelly soup' that many New Zealanders experienced at the beach last summer was caused by blooms of salps. Audio
Salps - a surprising jelly-like relative
The 'jelly soup' that many New Zealanders experienced at the beach last summer was caused by blooms of salps.
AudioThe good side of pain
An accidental encounter with the tree nettle, ongaonga, and some self experimentation may lead to a new pain treatment. Audio
The good side of pain
An accidental encounter with the tree nettle, ongaonga, and some self experimentation may lead to a new pain treatment.
AudioOur Changing World for 20 December 2018
Salps are a little known but important part of the ocean's plankton, and self-experimenting with the painful stinging nettle, ongaonga. Audio
Solving the world's problems: Christmas over-indulgence
A group of scientists have found the best way to stop people from gaining weight over the festive season. Dr Yoram Barak from Otago University's Deparment of Psychological Medicine has been reading… Audio
Time for carbon footprint labelling on our food?
Food production is a really carbon-intensive process, with some claiming it makes between 19 and 29 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
Calls to improve water testing after deadly bacteria found
Nearly 50 people in the last three years have contracted a severe syndrome which can be deadly and is linked to a bacteria detected in Canterbury rivers. Audio
Scientists make break-through in saving freshwater mussels
NIWA scientists have made an important breakthrough in the battle to save New Zealand's freshwater mussels.
Dangerous pathogen found in three Canterbury rivers
Scientific testing of three rivers in Canterbury has revealed strains of a severe pathogen which can cause kidney failure and, possibly for the first time, antibiotic resistant E. coli.
Does NZ need a DNA databank for every citizen?
A review of the law which governs how DNA is used in criminal investigations has raised the possibility of a databank which would hold every New Zealander's DNA.
US scientists investigate New Zealand's largest fault
United States scientists are investigating New Zealand's largest fault, the Hikurangi subduction zone, to try to work out the physics behind earthquakes and how they behave.
