Science
Science of space travel
Professor Richard Easther is our intergalatic tour guide for our travel around the universe. Audio
NZ babies born today more likely to see 22nd century - UNICEF
The 170 New Zealand babies expected to be born this New Year's Day will have an average life expectancy bringing them into the 22nd century, according to new data.
Secret writing discovered in ancient mummy cases
Scanning techniques that show what is written on the papyrus that was used to make mummy cases have been developed by British researchers.
CRISPR: growing and eating gene-edited foods
When CRISPR hit the news a few years ago it sounded like magic - now we can turn on and off genes at will and it was different to traditional GM technology that introduced genes from one species to… Audio
The edible bug biz
What are the problems facing bugs-as-food entrepreneurs today? It's a tough business convincing a doubtful public, even as various nutrition and environmental factors make adding a cricket to your… Video, Audio
Metals from space!
Earlier in the year, scientists were able to observe the merging of two neutron stars. This cosmic collision took place around 130 million years ago.They were able to confirm the long held theory that… Audio
Video Games and Intelligence study
A new study has found that those who are good at gaming also scored the highest on traditional IQ tests. Alex Wade, from the University of York joins Simon Morton. Audio
Scientists' hi-tech paint keeps steel beams from melting
Antibacterical coatings for door handles, graffiti-proof linings for outdoor spaces and paint powder that stops steel framing collapsing in fires are among the clever coatings being developed by…
Science of Life - Bugs
Today's Science of Life episode is about spiders. Simon Pollard knows a lot about spiders - he's has written children's books about them, was external science advisor to Te Papa and Weta Workshop on… Audio
Best features of 2017: the scientists
Planetary sustainability, galactic real estate and life on Mars.
Alastair McClymont - The forgotten Holocaust in Lithuania
Dr Alastair McClymont is a former Wellingtonian who now resides in Calgary, Canada. He specializes in applied geophysics for environmental, engineering, water supply, and archaeological projects. He… Audio
New digs for colossal squid
Te Papa's nature zone, home of the colossal squid and the Edgecumbe earthquake house, is closing so a new $11 million dollar exhibition can open in its place
Reflecting on 2017
Siouxsie Wiles, Rod Oram, Gavin Ellis and Lara Strongman look back at some of the biggest stories of 2017 in the media, science, business and entertainment fields. Audio
What do we do? Agriculture in the age of synthetic food
If technologies like meat grown from stem cells and milk grown in vats take off, how will the New Zealand agricultural sector respond? Audio
What do we do? Agriculture in the age of synthetic food
If technologies like meat grown from stem cells and milk grown in vats take off, how will the New Zealand agricultural sector respond?
AudioOur Changing World for 21 December 2017
Good news about Hutton's shearwaters in the wake of the 2017 Kaikoura earthquake, and a special feature on how New Zealand agriculture could respond to the challenge of synthetic foods. Audio
Woman hopes to use dead partner's sperm
Can a woman take the sperm of her dead partner so she can one day have his baby? A New Zealand judge has ruled yes. Audio
Dinosaur footprint vandalised
A 100 million year old fossil dinosaur footprint has been attacked by a hammer weilding vandal in Australia. Audio
Radio tracking our carnivorous snails
Dr Brian Lloyd has been monitoring New Zealand's carnivorous snail, Powelliphanta hochstetteri in the Abel Tasman National Park for Project Janszoon. He's the only person to have radio-tracked snails… Video, Audio, Gallery
Nights' Science : Botany
Auckland Botanical Gardens Curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us. Audio
