Science

Reports and footage of flashing lights during and before the recent earthquake, have emerged, but what causes the mysterious glows? Video, Audio

Mark Quigley became the number one authority on the 2011 Canterbury quakes. He's now working and living in Melbourne and joins Checkpoint to discuss this morning's 7.5 quake. Video, Audio

Chris Hartshorn has a PhD in chemistry but was side-tracked from a career in science and now describes himself as an "innovation executive." After more than two decades living in the USA, where he… Audio

Professor Aviv Regev from MIT is one of the leaders of The Human Cell Atlas, an ambitious project that aims to map the 35 trillion cells in our body that make us who we are. It's been described as a… Audio

How safe are meth houses really? And what's it like to go inside? Katy Gosset and Alison Ballance take the plunge and ask how much meth is too much when it comes to setting a national standard? Audio, Gallery

Prof. Mark Apperley from the University of Waikato on what happens when humans algorithms such as driving become replaced by computer algorithims. Will they be able to act ethically and with common… Audio

New Zealand's top researchers have been awarded $65.2 million in Marsden Fund grants in the 2016 funding round. Making it the largest single funding round in the history of the fund. One hundred and… Audio

Acrylamide's a chemical produced when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures, so we ingest low doses of it in things like chips, toast, cereal and instant coffee. It's been in the news in… Audio

The Otuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve, in South Auckland, is home to New Zealand's earliest gardens and is a significant archaeological site. Audio