Science

A world-renowned fossil expert is concerned about the impact of a restructure at Te Papa on its important natural history collections. Audio

Scientists say they've spotted what appears to be a sizable salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, raising the possibility of life on the Red Planet. Jillian Kitchener reports.

What makes humans genuinely happy? We ask the science director at The University of California Berkeley's Greater Good Science Centre, Dr Emiliana Simon-Thomas. Audio

People are now migrating between countries on a level not seen since World War II. Jesse Mulligan asks demographer professor Paul Spoonley about the implications. Audio

Peacock spiders are tiny, booty-shaking spiders from Australia, and despite their incredible colouring and patterns the man who’s spent years studying them says his colourblindness could be an… Audio, Gallery

Kathryn meets Dr Micheline Jenner who has spent three decades studying whales off the coast of Western Australia. She is the co-founder of the Centre for Whale Research and has recently published a… Audio, Gallery

In June Meagan Fallone was named as the ninth - and first NZ-born - Hillary Laureate, an award given annually to leaders who reflect the work and values championed by Sir Edmund Hillary. Fallone is an… Audio

A humanoid robot called Nao, and swarms of bio-inspired little robots that behave like social insects, wowed crowds at Dunedin's International Science Festival. Video, Audio

Researchers say that liquid fuels made from sawdust from specially planted plantation trees could be a winner in New Zealand. Audio

The country's largest gas user, Methanex, will continue operating for at least another decade. The Taranaki-based company is the world's largest producer of methanol. It has signed a gas supply… Audio

The qualities that make a good scientist, attention to details, slave to facts, willingness to work with white mice in windowless rooms, often make them the worst people to explain science, Dr Paul… Audio