Science
Heavy cannabis users have more sex - study
Medical researchers in the US have found frequent marijuana users have about 20 percent more sex than those who abstain.
Lightning strikes and how to survive them
An estimated 4000 people are killed by lightning worldwide every year. The good news is that 9 out of 10 people struck by lightning survive, but for many people their high voltage encounter changes… Audio, Gallery
Precision gene editing: a new approach
Since it was first discovered 4 years ago, the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas 9 has shown potential in its ability to remodel our DNA and correct genetic abnormalities associated with health… Audio
Do filters make smoking more deadly?
Could filter cigarettes, touted and sold to us by the tobacco industry since the 1960s as a safer way to smoke, and still believed by many smokers to make their habit less dangerous, actually be… Audio
Inherited heart disease: you're not doomed by your DNA
Anna Pilbrow says that a complex interaction of genetic factors underpin our risk of getting heart disease - and leading a healhy lifestyle lowers the risk. Audio
Inherited heart disease: you're not doomed by your DNA
Anna Pilbrow says that a complex interaction of genetic factors underpin our risk of getting heart disease - and leading a healhy lifestyle lowers the risk.
AudioUnderstanding our immune system
Bruce Beutler received the 2011 Nobel Prize for discoveries about the innate immune system in mammals. Audio
Understanding our immune system
Bruce Beutler received the 2011 Nobel Prize for discoveries about the innate immune system in mammals.
AudioIt's a microbial world
Science writer Ed Yong investigates the complex world of microbes in his book "I Contain Multitudes." Audio
It's a microbial world
Science writer Ed Yong investigates the complex world of microbes in his book "I Contain Multitudes."
AudioDr Sarah Biggs: Australian sleep expert
Five hundred of Australasia's "finest sleep specialists" are in Auckland. Audio
Brain scans show daydreamers have an efficient mind
New research shows daydreaming could mean you have a very efficient brain. Audio
Creating sustainable manufacturing materials
Kim Pickering is an award-winning academic who is developing radical new sustainable manufacturing materials. Audio
Shipping's future on the horizon
You've heard of self-driving cars, driverless trucks, and airliners that fly on auto-pilot - how about autonomous ships?
Science news: better faster?
Scientists have discovered memory in skin cells enables faster healing. But what are the dangers? Audio
Golden Bugs: mining e-waste for gold
Simon Morton visits Mint Innovation, an Auckland company using bacteria to mine precious metals from your old electronic junk. Video, Audio
This Way Up for Saturday 21 October 2017
This week, the US opioid epidemic shows no sign of letting up, will this become a local problem? Using bacteria to mine precious metals from e-waste, in Naked Science, skin memory cells that enable… Audio
Toxic algae found in Dunedin lagoon
People, and dogs, are being warned to stay out of a Dunedin lagoon where a toxic algae has been found.
Climate report paints bleak picture of a changing country
A new report by the Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand says there are already potentially irreversible effects for New Zealand including for its glaciers. Audio
Crown says brain tissue on shirt incontrovertible evidence
The presence of Christine Lundy's brain tissue on her husband's shirt is incontrovertible evidence, but Mark Lundy's lawyer argues it may have gotten there through contamination during the police… Audio
