Science
Drug discoverer recognised with a top science honour
The 2017 MacDiarmid Medal has been awarded to chemist Peter Tyler, for his work designing and creating new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer.
AudioAsteroid to pass within Moon's orbit
An asteroid the size of a house is set to pass over Antarctica early this evening.
Awards honour top NZ researchers
A volcanology professor, who studied the behaviour of large volcanoes like Taupō before and during eruption, has won the top New Zealand Research Honours award.
Volcanologist Colin Wilson wins Rutherford Award
Twenty-one researchers were recognised at this year's Royal Society's prestigious Research Honours, which was also the society's 150th anniversary. Professor Colin Wilson, a world renowned geologist… Audio
Most honey contains pesticide
Phil Lester of Victoria University explains what pesticides are doing to bees brains to make them slower to learn and quicker to forget. Audio
Nights' Science - Astronomy
Nights' Astronomy ace, Alan Gilmore joins us once more. Tonight he has Cassini, fast radio bursts (FRBs) and gravitational wave detection in his sights. Audio
Kids exposed to 'enormous amounts of junk food advertising'
A world-first study, using wearable cameras and GPS units, found children in NZ are exposed to around 27 advertisements for unhealthy food every day. Lead researcher Louise Signal talks to John… Video, Audio
The secret lives of wild animals
Wild animals around the world have secret lives, as they journey across vast landscapes propelled by instinct to find food and water. But technology like satellites, drones and cell networks are… Audio, Gallery
Ocean acidification threatening marine species
New Zealand scientists say climate change is slowly beginning to threaten sea life, in a new review on how marine species will fare in a warmer world. Measured by a reduction in sea water pH, ocean… Audio
Scientists discover high rates of pesticides in honey
Dr Chris Smith has the latest on pesticides in honey and growing kidney diseases in a dish to develop new treatments. Audio
Sex medicine: treating men and women differently
Heart disease is the biggest killer of women in NZ. Could part of the problem be that a woman's symptoms can be very different to a man's, and lots of heart attacks are missed and wrongly diagnosed? Audio
Electroceuticals: turning off disease
A US company has developed a pacemaker-like device to treat rheumatoid arthritis, as well as Crohn's disease, by hacking the nervous system with an electrical charge. Audio
Cleaning sucks, so which is the best stick vacuum?
Stick vacuums are lightweight, super handy and can suck your wallet dry. So do they work and which models get the Consumer tick of approval? George Block has been testing a range of cordless stick… Audio
This Way Up for Saturday 7 October 2017
Hacking the human nervous system with electroceuticals, why sex and gender matters in medical diagnosis, and how to get a longer stronger signal. Plus we review stick vacuums - which ones suck? Audio
Peter Godfrey-Smith - consider the octopus
Not just a garden but a 'city' of gloomy octopuses has been discovered off the east coast of Australia, and it isn't the first. Philosopher and scuba diver Peter Godfrey-Smith talks with Kim Hill… Video, Audio
Stephen Goldson - Wasp v Weevil
Stephen Goldson is a grassland entomologist who works to find ways to suppress exotic pest species running riot in Aotearoa's pastures. In 1991, after a painstaking search and much research, Goldson… Audio
Moa footprints - a rocky tale
After twenty years of puzzling, geologist Bruce Hayward reckons he has identified some mysterious patterns in a west Auckland roadside cutting as moa footprints. Audio
Moa footprints - a rocky tale
After twenty years of puzzling, geologist Bruce Hayward reckons he has identified some mysterious patterns in a west Auckland roadside cutting as moa footprints.
AudioDesigning nanoparticles to move medication around your body
Arlene McDowell is designing nanoparticles that will hold medication and deliver it exactly to its intended destination in the body. Audio
Designing nanoparticles to move medication around your body
Arlene McDowell is designing nanoparticles that will hold medication and deliver it exactly to its intended destination in the body.
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