Science
Study of dead seabirds finds a third had eaten rubbish
A new Australian study which found a third of dead seabirds studies had eaten rubbish, including plastics, polystyrene, rubber, balloons and fishing gear. The study, done jointly by researchers at the… Audio
Fighting zika and other viruses
World-renowned New Zealand virologist Professor Robert Webster is a pioneering virologist who helped identify the avian strain of influenza. Based at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis… Audio
Nights' Science - Body Parts
Professor Emerita in Science Communication at the University of Otago and recent winner of the 2016 New Zealand Association of Scientists Science Communicator Medal, Jean Fleming, opens our eyes to… Audio
New Zealand's 'batman'
Ben Paris is the Senior Biodiversity Advisor for the Auckland Council, and says if you live in that city, there's a good chance there are bats that visit your back yard. He tells us all about New… Audio, Gallery
The search for life on other planets
Some of the world's top astronomers gathered on Great Barrier island over the weekend to discuss the search for life on other planets. Audio
Why do we remember things differently?
So why is that different people can remember the same event in a very different way?
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NASA mission to pick up asteroid samples
NASA has launched its first-ever mission to pick up samples from an asteroid and analyse them back on Earth. Dr Lucy McFadden from NASA tells us if the mission is successful, it will return with the… Audio
Brother Guy Consolmagno: astronomy and religion
Kim Hill talks to astronomer and Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He is part of a group of world-leading experts… Audio
Cats behaving badly
Massey University Veterinarian Kevin Stafford is back with us to talk cat behaviour, and answer some of your questions. Today: Cats who hate other cats, cats who attack their owners and cats who have… Audio, Gallery
Is the nuclear family a thing of the past?
New research finds that only a quarter of 15-year-olds live with both their biological parents. Only 6 per cent of those surveyed part of The Next Generation Study, had spent their whole lives in… Audio
Brain disease drug, cancer gene win NZ scientists awards
Top scientists have been honoured at the New Zealand Association of Scientists awards - Our Changing World's Alison Ballance caught up with some of the winners. Audio
The chemistry of disease
Guy Jameson has been awarded the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal for his work understanding the chemical structure of proteins that are important in diseases such as Parkinson's. Audio
The chemistry of disease
Guy Jameson has been awarded the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal for his work understanding the chemical structure of proteins that are important in diseases such as Parkinson's.
AudioBeatrice Hill Tinsley Medal
The New Zealand Association of Scientists has renamed their Research Medal to the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal, the first New Zealand science award named after a woman. Audio
Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal
The New Zealand Association of Scientists has renamed their Research Medal to the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal, the first New Zealand science award named after a woman.
AudioScience communication - the art of listening
Geneticist Jean Fleming has won the NZAS Science Communicator Award, and she says that good science communication is about listening as well as talking. Audio
Science communication - the art of listening
Geneticist Jean Fleming has won the NZAS Science Communicator Award, and she says that good science communication is about listening as well as talking.
AudioCopying nature to find new drugs
Margaret Brimble has been awarded the Marsden Medal for developing new drugs from natural bioactive substances. One of her new drugs is being fast-tracked in clinical trials. Audio
Copying nature to find new drugs
Margaret Brimble has been awarded the Marsden Medal for developing new drugs from natural bioactive substances. One of her new drugs is being fast-tracked in clinical trials.
AudioP53: the gene that causes - and cures - cancer
P53 is a cancer gene with a Jekyll and Hyde personality. It stops cancer tumours growing, but mutant versions of the gene actually cause cancer. Audio
