Science

The secrets of super volcanoes have been a lifelong fascination for Professor Colin Wilson. He's turned his childhood obsession into a research career earning him the Royal Society Te Apārangi top… Audio, Gallery

Following the reaction to Air New Zealand offering a meat-free burger on some flights, we take a closer look at the world of alternative proteins. Plant and Food research scientist Dr Jocelyn Eason… Audio

Last year we spoke to young marine biologist Melissa Marquez about her thesis on sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras Since then she's worked with the Discovery Channel on Shark Week, done a TED talk… Audio, Gallery

NASA scientists don't want to just hear the Sun, they're hoping to get up close and nearly touch it. NASA is sending the Parker Solar Probe - a robotic spacecraft - closer to the Sun than any one or… Audio

Te Papa says it will undertake an internal review of the way it manages its collections, and an international external review of its natural history collections. Audio

Scion has developed a bio-based adhesive to make fibreboard that is environmentally friendly and even compostable. Audio

Some of the biggest questions of our time, how to survive and adapt in a changing world, may be answered by the biggest creature of all time, the whale. Their adaptability is legendary. Audio

Opposition leader Simon Bridges says he's seen no evidence that his sister has been teaching creationism in place of the New Zealand science curriculum at a private Christian school. Mt Hobson Middle… Audio

Stella McQueen spies with her little eye something beginning with a flood and a pair of giant kokopu.....! Stella's been working for NIWA the last few months on the giant kokopu spawning research, and… Audio

Gold has inspired and enchanted humans for thousands of years. It's helped to end wars - and to start them! - and adorns many of the buildings and works of art we place the greatest value on.  Audio

Russian biologists have come across a huge surprise when they dug up frozen soil from the Arctic. They've thawed out permafrost sediment frozen for the past 40,000 years and discovered living… Audio

Mars has been in the news quite a bit recently, last week it was revealed scientists had discovered an underground lake on the planet. So what are the possibilities here, could food be grown there… Audio

Conservationists are looking at using the emerging “gene drive” genetic editing technology to wipe out populations of invasive species, but scientists are warning the wider consequences could be… Audio

Professor Diana Bowman, from Arizona State University's School for the Future of Innovation in Society is researching the potential impacts of human gene editing on global sport. Could embryonic gene… Audio

Bags of bone fragments are casting a genetic spotlight on New Zealand's lost natural world, and on the impact of early Polynesians on its biota. Audio