Science
Snapper may be next farmed fish
Maren Wellenreuther, from Plant and Food Research, has won the 2018 Hamilton Award for her work developing snapper as a future aquaculture species.
AudioUsing DNA to study human migrations a winner
Lisa Matisoo-Smith, from the University of Otago, has won the 2018 Mason Durie Medal for her work using DNA to understand the migration of people to Aotearoa. Audio
Using DNA to study human migrations a winner
Lisa Matisoo-Smith, from the University of Otago, has won the 2018 Mason Durie Medal for her work using DNA to understand the migration of people to Aotearoa.
AudioOur Changing World for 18 October 2018
Among the 24 researchers honoured with science awards this year are mathematician Rod Downey, molecular anthropologist Lisa Matisoo-Smith and aquaculture expert Maren Wellenreuther. Audio
Talking Effluent
Nights' soil expert Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato is talking effluent. Audio
NZ’s top researchers honoured
Half of this year's science prizes have been awarded to women. Video
NZ’s top researchers honoured
Half of this year's science prizes have been awarded to women.
AudioToo much sleep could be a curse
Science commentator, Dr Malvindar Singh-Baines has more on new research into irregular heartbeats and dementia. Also how too much sleep could be just as bad as too little, and how the neural patterns… Audio
Exploring industry pathways for science graduates
Where can a science degree take you? Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute Assoc Prof Justin Hodgkiss and Victoria University Post-Doctoral Fellow, Brendan Darby tell Kathryn there are many… Audio
Nights Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland joins Bryan in the Wellington studio. Tonight we're digesting the the 2018 Nobel Prizes in Physics. Audio
Expert feature: Ants!
There are 11 native species in New Zealand, but thousands more throughout the world. Margaret Stanley is a biologist at Auckland University and joins us to explain more about these tiny critters. Audio
Has Taupo's super volcano been lying about its age?
The dating of many of the world's prehistoric eruptions, including Taupo's super volcano - may be wrong according to new University of Canterbury research. The study presents evidence that the… Audio
Icy storms delay research at Antarctica's Scott Base
Icy storms in Antarctica are delaying scientists travelling to Scott Base for the summer season of research. The wild winds and heavy snow have closed the McMurdo Sound airfields. That's delayed New… Audio
Doubt cast on report on Maui dolphin's death
A specialist in marine mammels is casting doubt on a report that says a rare Maui dolphin most likely died from blood poisoning. The Department of Conservation's pathology report into the death of the… Audio
Rebecca Deed: teaching the art of wine science
You could say Rebecca Deed's stellar career in the science of wine was more accidental than chosen. At secondary school her preferred subjects were English, History and French but her tertiary studies… Audio
Jeff Leach: the science of the microbiome and poo
Jeff Leach has been leading the charge on what our microbiome means for our health and wellbeing. He's the co-founder of the American Gut Project and one of those involved in the TV3 series, The Good… Audio, Gallery
Farmed fish research centre opens at Nelson's Cawthron Institute
The Finfish Research Centre will focus on selective breeding and how fish might adapt to changing environmental conditions.
Over-eating might be in the brain
Mei Peng is investigating whether we each have a 'sensory fingerprint' that determines how we react to food. Audio
Over-eating might be in the brain
Mei Peng is investigating whether we each have a 'sensory fingerprint' that determines how we react to food.
AudioOur Changing World for 11 October 2018
The seaside community of Eastbourne has banded together to keep an eye on banded dotterels, and the reason we over-eat might be in our brains. Audio
