Science

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Nights' amenable astronomer, Dr Alan Gilmour is back for our first journey into space of 2018.  He'll be illuminating topics including the Total Eclipse of the Moon and Why is… Audio

The largest known Mersenne prime number. Audio

Rocket Lab successfully launched a rocket from the Hawke's Bay's Mahia Peninsula on Sunday, sending it's Electron satellite into orbit. The triumph means Rocket Lab will soon be ready to forge ahead… Audio

Hearing devices have for years been an expensive and somewhat unfashionable necessity for those with hearing troubles, but as the tech improves, hearables are becoming a cool functional accessory.

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Synthetic drugs sold as MDMA and ecstacy and oversized MDMA pills cause the most drug-related harm at NZ gigs and festivals, a volunteer with the drug checking service Know Your Stuff says. Audio

It's been dubbed the biggest advance in the world of genetic engineering but scientists are still trying to discover more about what the gene-therapy CRISPR-Cas9 can do.

It's often described as… Audio

For the health of your brain, exercise is even better than thinking, Harvard psychiatry professor John Ratey says. Audio

Alphabet (Google) tightens up YouTube advertising rules; the future of smart speakers; Simon and Peter test out wireless home audio systems; and why has Facebook changed its algorithm? Audio

Scientists have discovered the workings of tau – an essential protein that turns harmful in the Alzheimer's brain and takes down neurons as it spreads. Intercepting this process could arrest cognitive… Audio

Scientist and science communicator Dr Siouxsie Wiles is a nominee for New Zealander of the year. She's currently working to find a cure for antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and talks to Megan about… Audio

Kids are fascinated by fire and kitchen science is a fun, supervised way for them to learn about it, says science communicator Michelle Dickinson. She tells us how to make a candle from a banana and… Audio

Few of us has much sympathy for the cockroach, but pity the luckless roach that’s caught by a jewel wasp. Audio, Gallery

Auckland University Professor of Physics, Richard Easther, takes us on a journey around the universe, exploring Mars and Pluto, skimming past a huge black hole in the Milky Way and ending where time…

Worry is tricky to address but can really impact people's lives, says psychologist Gwendoline Smith. So what's a worrier to do? Audio