Science
Micronutrients and their link to mental health
Julia Rucklidge is investigating whether micronutrients can relieve stress and anxiety, help people quit smoking and treat ADHD. Audio
Micronutrients and their link to mental health
Julia Rucklidge is investigating whether micronutrients can relieve stress and anxiety, help people quit smoking and treat ADHD.
AudioAlcohol in space
Alexander MacKinnon is a Senior Lecturer of Astrophysics at the University of Glasgow. He's going to be talking about how the universe and how it's full of alcohol, not the bottled stuff, in the… Audio
Tweeting extra-terrestrials
What would your message to intelligent life on another planet be? Audio
Trial vaccine could be saviour for under-threat kauri
Plant ecologist Bruce Burns tells us at this stage they can treat individual kauri trees for dieback, but are struggling to stop the spread across an entire forest. Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
After a 25-year wait, the first genetically-engineered salmon have been sold to consumers in Canada. Is it harder to create 'designer' babies as previously thought? Trees in the Amazon make their own… Audio
Are we safe from sea lice?
A Melbourne teenager is recovering after his legs were left bleeding, after a suspected attack by sea lice. But are they killer flesh eating species... waiting to munch on unsuspecting humans? And are… Audio
CSI Gracefield: using forensics to catch poachers
Scientists have helped convict seven people and a Bay of Plenty fishing company, for illegally selling nearly 700 kg of paua over a 13 month period. Dr Karyne Rogers, a Senior Scientist with GNS… Audio, Gallery
Nights' Science - Pick your poison
Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life. Tonight he talks about Tetrodotoxin poisoning, which most… Audio
Wellington region days over 25° to nearly quadruple
Climate change is going to bring four times the amount of hot days in Wellington and Wairarapa in the next 100 years and there's also likely to be more frequent extreme rainfall events, a NIWA report…
Looking to earth for signs of life on Mars
It's the big question... is there life on Mars? But should we be looking at how life started on Earth and get to where it is today, in order to answer it? Audio, Gallery
Artificial light = pollination peril
A study measures the huge impact artificial light is having on our pollinators, and the effect this is having on our crops and plant productivity. Audio
An embryonic heart defect was fixed with gene editing – so what now?
A genetic heart disorder has been fixed using gene editing in human embryos. We assess how this week's big science story could impact New Zealand. Audio
DNA deciphering: families, surprises and skeletons
Genealogy is now the second most popular hobby in the United States (after gardening), according to Time magazine. NZ genealogist Michelle Patient is an expert in using DNA tests to help people find… Audio, Gallery
Solving the mystery of the Kaikōura bubbles
Mysterious bubbles and warm water, known as Hope Springs, which appeared after the Kaikōura earthquake, appear to be coming from deep in the earth's crust. Audio
Solving the mystery of the Kaikōura bubbles
Mysterious bubbles and warm water, known as Hope Springs, which appeared after the Kaikōura earthquake, appear to be coming from deep in the earth's crust.
AudioThe low-down on electric cars in New Zealand
Flip the Fleet is a citizen science project looking at the performance of electric vehicles under New Zealand conditions. Audio
The low-down on electric cars in New Zealand
Flip the Fleet is a citizen science project looking at the performance of electric vehicles under New Zealand conditions.
AudioThe Science Of ... series 2
A new series of The Science Of ... sees Simon Morton and Alison Ballance getting sweaty in the name of science - and a horse on a treadmill (of course, a horse!). Video
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When grubby is good
Is it okay if my kid eats soil? Can we use the five-second rule when food drops on the floor? Should I be carrying hand sanitiser? We shouldn't worry so much about dirt, says microbiologist Rob… Audio
