Science
Nights' Science - Native Fish Ecology
Stella McQueen, self-confessed native fish geek, reports on the recent review of eel quotas by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Plus she shares a cool competition idea to get kids caring for… Audio
Why the Universe is structured to be left handed
Ninety percent of humans are right handed, yet the rest of the universe is generally structured to be left handed. Professor Peter Schwerdtfeger is a Rutherford Medal awardee and world leading quantum… Audio
Ethical considerations in mathematics
Professor Steven Galbraith from the University of Auckland's Mathematics Department on ethical considerations in maths and the changes technology is bringing to some fields of mathematics. His… Audio
China's colossal radio telescope begins testing
The world's largest radio telescope, which has been built in China, is beginning an intensive testing phase.
Emily Voight
Journalist Emily Voight on her quest to find the Asian Arawana - a fish with near mythical properties. Audio
How GPS is changing our world
Greg Milner has written a history of GPS - the global positioning system developed in the '70s and controlled by the US military. He recently published Pinpoint: How GPS is changing our world. Audio
Rochelle Constantine: whale strandings
Kim Hill talks to behavioural ecologist Dr Rochelle Constantine, Senior Lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland. She discusses whale strandings. Audio
David Livingstone Smith: creepiness
Kim Hill talks to Dr David Livingstone Smith, professor in philosophy at the University of New England, director of the Human Nature Project, and author of the 2011 book, Less Than Human. He wrote A… Audio
Kelly Chibale: African health innovation, and malaria
Kim Hill talks to Dr Kelly Chibale, Founder and Director of H3D, Africa's first integrated drug discovery and development centre, based at the University of Cape Town. He and his team have potentially… Audio
Amit Katwala: the athletic brain
Contrary to what is assumed, its the brain not the body which decides when there has been enough physical exertion. Writer Amit Katwala has published a book on the neuroscience of sport and how the… Audio
Scientists develop chemical that makes rats infertile
Scientists in Arizona claim a breakthrough - a chemical that makes rats infertile Audio
Bad air is bad for health
Air pollution is the world's leading environmental risk factor for disease, and it causes early deaths even in clean countries such as New Zealand. Audio
Bad air is bad for health
Air pollution is the world's leading environmental risk factor for disease, and it causes early deaths even in clean countries such as New Zealand.
AudioHow is the air up there?
Households in Rangiora are being wired up, inside and out, with small devices that measure wood smoke. Audio, Gallery
How is the air up there?
Households in Rangiora are being wired up, inside and out, with small devices that measure wood smoke.
AudioPopulation X
New research has identified a group of humans or, Population X, that made migrated from Africa much earlier than thought. Audio
China space station to fall to Earth in 2017
China's first space station is expected to fall back to Earth in the second half of 2017, amid speculation authorities have lost control of it.
World leaders to meet at UN to discuss superbugs
World leaders are holding a summit on the dangers of super bugs at the United Nations this week. But is it already too late? Audio
NZ study uncovers 'iceberg' of undiagnosed flu cases
Eighty percent of people who caught flu last year did not see a doctor - and most of them did not even know they were infected, a large New Zealand study has found.
Spotting bad science
Dr. Ben Goldacre is a British science communicator, academic, researcher, rationalism advocate, physician and journalist. His mission is to warn people of the dangers implicit in the modern trend of… Audio
