Science

Enzyme engineer Professor David Ackerley runs the biotechnology lab at Victoria University in Wellington and looks into engineering enzymes that could help make chemotherapy more effective for cancer… Audio

Dr Ingrid Visser has dedicated most of her life to following, documenting, helping and protecting orca. She's an international expert on the species and is part of an body of advocates pushing to free… Audio

Professor Anthony Aguirre received his doctorate from Harvard University then spent three years as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton before joining the University of… Audio

Graeme Clare oversees a bark beetle breeding programme that is crucial to protecting the NZ forestry sector. His team supplies thousands of beetles and eggs for fumigation trials - which aim to reduce… Audio

A group of students from the University of Auckland are solving the problem of space junk to make it easier to get small satellites in low earth orbit without costing the earth. The team of three… Audio

A Honey Landscape Map for New Zealand could help beekeepers find the best flower-rich sites for their beehives. Audio

Scientists are working to better understand the invasive plant disease myrtle rust, and how it might impact native plants and ecosystems. Audio

The first ever stocktake into government agencies' use of algorithms and predictive modelling to deliver their services to citizens' says it must be done with caution. The Government Chief Data… Audio

Our heart's electrical system is an intricate network but anything that throws it out of whack can cause conditions such as cardiac arrhythmia. But what about the effect of electrical impulses in the… Audio

The late Stephen Hawking was an acclaimed theoretical physicist and considered to be one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University… Audio

Robert Plomin is a pioneer in the field of behavioural genetics. As a geneticist and psychologist, his lifetime's worth of research makes the case that DNA is the most important factor shaping us. In… Video, Audio

Rod Downey, a mathematics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, has won New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal. Audio