Science
An impossible food? A non-meat burger
This Way Up speaks to the creators of The Impossible Burger - a plant-based 'meat' that's claimed to smell, taste and sizzle just like the real thing. Audio, Gallery
Trump climate stance 'a real war on science' - Greens
The Trump Administration is waging a war on science and New Zealand must now ignore the US when it comes to climate change, the Green Party says.
The 22 kilobyte galaxy
Scientists recently announced they'd discovered seven earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star, but their discovery had been predicted already - by a computer game. Audio
200 million-year-old croc egg fossils found
The oldest crocodile eggs known to science have been discovered in the cliffs of western Portugal.
Reading between the vines
Drones - or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - can get a bad rap, but they can now generate meaningful data for a range of different industries. Video, Audio
Reading between the vines
Drones - or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - can get a bad rap, but they can now generate meaningful data for a range of different industries.
Video, AudioProof - the physics of creating a gas droplet
New Zealand physicists developed a theory about ultra cold gas 'droplets' that was proved in an experiment in Germany. Video, Audio
Proof - the physics of creating a gas droplet
New Zealand physicists developed a theory about ultra cold gas 'droplets' that was proved in an experiment in Germany.
Video, AudioUnderwater 'satellites' reveal ocean secrets
New Zealand's involvement in the world's largest ocean science project has given the country access to information which little more than a decade ago was out of reach.
The 'hidden figures' of New Zealand science
To celebrate International Women's Day Siouxsie talks about some of the most significant female scientists from New Zealand's past. Audio
Nights' Science - Stella Mcqueen
Stella Mcqueen talks native fish - Inanga, the most common species of whitebait is her topic. Audio
Chilling out: making ice in the Arctic
With predictions that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2030, an ambitious geoengineering project aims to create more ice by circulating water using 10 million wind turbines. Audio
The Lego Women of NASA
Lego has announced that it will developing a "Women of NASA" set. It will feature figurines of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and Katherine Johnson, the African American physicist and… Audio, Gallery
'Oldest fossils on the planet' found in Canadian rock
Tiny filaments, knobs and tubes in 4.28-billion-year-old Canadian rocks could be fossils of some of the earliest living organisms on Earth, say scientists.
Maths & crafts: Using crochet and origami to teach mathematics
Most of us probably think of things like crocheting and origami as sitting in the field of arts and crafts... but could they also be a pathway to mathematics? Audio, Gallery
More Blue Whales found off Taranaki
Dr Leigh Torres has just completed her research survey of the South Taranaki Bight, where she found 68 blue whales this year - more than twice the number they saw last year. The area is New Zealand's… Video, Audio
David France - How to Survive a Plague
In the early 1980s, a diagnosis of AIDS was a death sentence, and the US government was doing nothing about it. David France tells the story of how scientists and citizens came together to halt the… Audio
Fly me to the moon - Space X to make it a reality
SpaceX, the rocket company headed by Elon Musk, wants to send tourists on a trip around the moon and back to Earth before the end of next year. If they manage that feat, the passengers would be the… Audio
Aid group considering Helen Clark for lead role pulls plug
A global aid organisation that was considering the former Prime Minister Helen Clark in its hunt for a new executive director has scrapped its search. It's unclear whether she'll continue to contest… Audio
Diving into the muddy water of 'swimmable'
Opinion - Watered-down standards or unfair criticism? Dr Siouxsie Wiles and Dr Jonathan Marshall look at the claims around the government's freshwater plan.
