Science
Kepler Telescope finds 10 more earth like planets
The Kepler telescope has discovered 219 new planets - among them 10 which could possibly have the same potential as earth to support life. The latest research has been released by NASA and point to 10… Audio
Cost of an Auckland eruption could be $10bn
Scientists are warning increasing intensification is making New Zealand's largest city more vulnerable to volcanic eruptions. Audio
The evolution of beauty
How on earth could natural selection – Darwin's theory that it is fittest which survive – allow the peacock's tail to evolve?Because the survival of the prettiest is also at work in the natural world… Audio
Nights' Science - Geology
Senior Scientist at GNS Hamish Campbell covers the earthy sciece of geology from erosion to earthquakes. Audio
Expert feature: Monarch Butterflies
Did you know the monarch caterpillar will increase in size by 3 thousand times over two weeks as it devours the leaves of a swan plant, before transforming into a chrysalis? The monarch is a very well… Audio, Gallery
Science news: Parkinson's may originate in the gut
Further evidence Parkinson's disease may be triggered in the intestine raises hopes for earlier diagnosis and scientists in South Africa discover the disease trajectory of tuberculosis. Audio
How healthy is your gut?
Author and science journalist Michael Mosley turns his attention to our insides in the new book The Clever Guts Diet. Audio
'Trojan Female Technique' could sterilise pest populations
A new technique that could be used to eradicate pests like mice and wasps has just been proven in the laboratory on fruit flies.
Backing up life
An Australian professor has some interesting theories about what might happen if we're no longer here as a species and what would happen here on planet earth. The Queensland University of Technology… Audio
Geneticists join the fight against myrtle rust
Geneticists are hoping to discover genes which could protect manuka trees from myrtle rust. 46 cases of myrtle rust have been recorded in Taranaki, Northland and Bay of Plenty with Ministry of Primary… Audio
Insects remarkably preserved in New Zealand amber
Amber is beautiful to look at - and it is also an incredible window into the prehistoric past. Audio
Insects remarkably preserved in New Zealand amber
Amber is beautiful to look at - and it is also an incredible window into the prehistoric past.
AudioWill your roof withstand flying volcanic rocks?
Geologists are using a vertical cannon to test how different roofing materials - and even hard hats - can withstand the impact of flying volcanic rocks. Video, Audio
Will your roof withstand flying volcanic rocks?
Geologists are using a vertical cannon to test how different roofing materials - and even hard hats - can withstand the impact of flying volcanic rocks.
Video, AudioTell Me About Your Thesis
Today Melissa Marquez tells us about her thesis on Chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras), which are a common by-catch in the fishing industry. Audio, Gallery
Solar Paint - a new energy source?
Forget the cumbersome and costly solar panels in the future, researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have come up with solar paint. Audio
Scientists scrap over whether quota survey is fishy
A dispute over the quality of New Zealand's fisheries management has erupted into an international scrap between scientists.
What's really in your smoothie?
Greens powders are firmly entrenched as part of the smoothie craze, but in episode three of Healthy or Hoax we find out there's one ingredient in there you might not expect. Audio
Breaking down asbestos with plants
Terri-Ann Berry from Unitec spoke to Bryan Crump about her research into breaking down toxic asbestos with plants, bacteria and fungi. Audio
Researchers call for official pregnancy sleeping advice
Advising pregnant women to sleep on their side, not their back, could reduce stillbirths in New Zealand by up to 9 percent.