Science
The ex-university lecturers offering free environmental education
Errol Wood and Kelvin Nicolle believe that the best way for today's teenagers to learn about the environment is to be in the environment. They run environmental outreach programme for school and… Audio, Gallery
The ex-university lecturers offering free environmental education
Errol Wood and Kelvin Nicolle believe that the best way for today's teenagers to learn about the environment is to be in the environment. They run environmental outreach programme for school and…
AudioZonta Science Award winner Jessie Prebble
The Biennial Zonta Science Award was handed out last night to plant systematist Dr Jessie Prebble. The award was established in 1990 to support and encourage kiwi women in science. Audio
Edible bioplastic - food wrap of the future?
University of Otago researchers are developing the ultimate heat-and-eat: an edible bioplastic food wrap, using waste from the corn and shellfish industries. Audio
Edible bioplastic - food wrap of the future?
University of Otago researchers are developing the ultimate heat-and-eat: an edible bioplastic food wrap, using waste from the corn and shellfish industries.
AudioExercise and a special video game boost kids' brains
Psychologist David Moreau is working with New Zealand schools to find out if exercise combined with a computer game aimed at brain training could help improve kids' brains. Audio
Exercise and a special video game boost kids' brains
Psychologist David Moreau is working with New Zealand schools to find out if exercise combined with a computer game aimed at brain training could help improve kids' brains.
AudioOur Changing World for 7 June 2018
Combining high intensity exercise with a computer game-based brain training is having good results for struggling school kids, and developing an edible plastic wrap from corn and shellfish waste. Audio
NZ native trees? There's an app for that
You can now identify New Zealand's native shrubs, ferns and trees on the go thanks to a free app developed by AUT's School of Science. Audio
Nights Science - Eric Brenstrum
Metservice Meteorologist Eric Brenstrum is back for another look at world weather. Tonight we take a look at the impact the weather had on the D-Day Landings. Audio
NZ invention may save space explorers millions of dollars
A group of young New Zealand innovators have come up with the idea to use virtual reality to save space agencies millions of dollars in repair costs.
Simon Rowley: minding the kids
Dr Simon Rowley is one of the country's leading paediatricians and neonatolgists, who has spent the last 30 years caring for the youngest and most vulnerable at Starship hospital and in private… Audio
NZ invention may save space explorers millions
It may sound like science fiction, but a group of young New Zealand innovators have come up with the idea to use virtual reality to save space agencies millions of dollars in repair costs. Team Marama… Audio
Do Kiwis still care about GE free?
The road to New Zealand becoming GE Free was hard fought. In 2003, thousands marched to show their opposition to Genetically Engineered foods and animals. New Zealand now has some of the strictest… Audio
Assessing gut health with a sensor you swallow
The recesses of the human gut have become a new target for diagnosing and fighting disease.
Audio
'There's a lesson in this' - PMs science advisor on meth evictions
The prime minister's chief scientist Sir Peter Gluckman talks to John Campbell about the “faulty logic” that informed New Zealand’s methamphetamine testing standard, and why the country needs to do… Video, Audio
Nasa discovers methane ice dunes on Pluto
Scientists say they have found evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto.
The music behind a killer show
A killer new show by Indian Ink has premiered in Wellington. Welcome to the Murder House is based on a true story about the creation of the electric chair. David Ward is the man behind the music. Video
New science - glowing bacterial sensors you can swallow!
Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks about new research showing how bacteria might be used to detect internal bleeding, how AI is better at diagnosing skin cancer than experienced dermatologists, and her latest… Audio
Attitude with altitude: New Zealand’s birds of prey
Debbie Stewart has spent decades dedicated to the predatory birds of New Zealand. She's the founder of Wingspan based in Rotorua, the conservation, education and research organisation for birds of… Audio, Gallery
