Science

They're the biggest animals the world's ever seen, and it turns out the blue whales that hang around the South Taranaki Bight are unlike any others. US scientists have found they appear to be… Audio

Plant-based steaks are now available in supermarkets in Britain, and they're being promoted as tasting as good as the real thing. So should New Zealand farmers be worried as international interest in… Audio

A team of scientists and researchers are to test the water at Loch Ness to find out what animals, plants and bacteria live in it. Professor Neil Gemmell, who will lead the team, talks to John… Video, Audio

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world. Now a University of Otago team are developing a blood test for detecting it, using genetic information produced by tumours.

We head to the Manawatu to see how the latest DNA technology, based on similar tools used by forensic scientists to catch criminals, is being used to detect spawning trout in rivers. The BioRanger… Audio

CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) are banned because of the damage they do to the Earth's upper atmosphere. But alarmingly it seems that CFC manufacture may not be a thing of the past. Emissions of CFC-11… Audio

Botanists have banded together to bring native mistletoes back to Wellington city, using seeds rescued from a plant growing on a dying tree. Audio

New Zealand's first underwater observatories are recording the 'creaks and groans' of our largest fault to better understand slow-slip earthquakes. Audio

Yesterday New Zealand marked the international Day of Light - which is a United Nations event to celebrate the science of light. New Zealand in fact has its won committee chair for this day -… Audio

Research about sharks being confused by classical music has caused gnashing of teeth. Video

Do sharks like classical music? New research reveals the answer. Decca signs three new artists, dynamic Kiwi conductor Gemma New on her growing career and we celebrate great violinist Joshua Bell. Video

Film-maker Shirley Horrocks, documents Sir Paul Callaghan's world of atoms and molecules. Sir Paul, who died in 2012, used nuclear magnetic resonance as a choreographer directs a dance. He saw New… Audio, Gallery

A red alert for aviation has been issued for the first time since the latest series of eruptions began 12 days ago. Ash and volcanic debris has risen more than three-and-a-half thousand metres above… Audio

A furor has erupted in the US over the Trump administration heading off a water contamination study that has implications for New Zealand. The study concludes firefighting foam chemicals pose a danger… Audio

The massive Alpine Fault is due for another big earthquake and scientists have been drawing up a scenario of what the devastation would look like. They are part of Project AF8, a South Island-wide… Audio