Science
Complaints against anti fluoride ads not upheld
The advertising standards authority has not upheld complaints about two recent anti fluoride ads that aired on television. The advertisements claimed that fluoride does not improve dental health, is a… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Dr Siouxie Wiles talks about the underwater dawn chorus and new research suggesting TV cooking shows may be bad for our health! Audio
Safety at work: physical and mental
Kathryn Ryan talks with Paul Litchfield, the chair of the UK's What Works Centre for Wellbeing, which is dedicated to promoting evidence for the improvement of wellbeing across society. He says safety… Audio
Obama's plans to put a man on mars
"Mars geek' Barack Obama has outlined his goal of seeing people sent to Mars by the 2030s. Audio
Buzz Aldrin: From the Moon to Mars
It's been almost 50 years since Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first human beings to land on the moon . Now at age 86, Buzz Aldrin is pouring his passion into a mission to Mars. Audio, Gallery
Breakthrough in treating diarrhoea
Around the world half a million children die every year from diarrhoea - usually children under the age of two who get dehyrated. Health experts have previously thought the disease had a huge variety… Audio
Half holes & baffling bagels: Nobel science prizes explained
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists has been trying to make sense of the work behind the Nobel science prizes announced this week. So what's been recognised, why is it important, and what on earth… Audio
Avoiding mid-air collisions: the Budgie Paradox
Professor Mandyam (Srini) Srinivasan from the University of Queensland has recruited a high-flying team of 10 budgies and is flying them down tunnels to try to make them bump into each other. He's… Audio
Touching the universe: astronomy for the blind
How 3D printed models can be used to teach blind students about astronomy. This Way Up visits Manurewa High School in Auckland to experience 'tactile astronomy' in action. Audio, Gallery
Beth Shapiro: mammoths, genetics and de-extinction
Kim Hill talks to molecular palaeontologist Professor Beth Shapiro, who is Director for Conservation at the University of California Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, and Research Associate of the Denver… Audio
Research paves way for cervical cancer wonder drug
New Zealand scientists are a step closer to creating a wonder drug for cervical cancer. Audio
Bren Smith: growing plants and protein in the sea
Kathryn Ryan talks with Bren Smith, a former commercial fisherman in the US who decided the industrial fishing system he loved being a part of was pillaging the oceans and there would be no life-long… Video, Audio, Gallery
Nothing but the truth: can children be reliable eyewitnesses
Psychologist Deirdre Brown has been researching whether children are reliable eyewitnesses. Audio
Nothing but the truth: can children be reliable eyewitnesses
Psychologist Deirdre Brown has been researching whether children are reliable eyewitnesses.
AudioWhen it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean. Audio
When it comes to average, what does 'mean' mean?
Statistician Thomas Lumley explains different ways of calculating an average, and the difference between median and mean.
AudioHookworms to treat coeliac disease?
Australian medical researcher Dr Paul Giacomin has successfully used hookworms to alleviate the symptoms of coeliac disease. Coeliac sufferers experience an autoimmune reaction to gluten which results… Audio
This Way Up
Observing the night sky and mapping the stars, planets and other celestial bodies in it, typically involves peering into a telescope and consulting star charts. It's not exactly an easy activity for… Audio
Sleep comes second for device-dependent kids
Children as young as nine, afraid of missing out, check their cellphones day and night, research in Britain has found.
Human lifespan may have reached a natural limit
The human lifespan has a natural limit and people are unlikely to live beyond about 115 years, new research suggests. Audio