Science
Is there a cure for tone deafness?
How many of us are actually tone deaf? What is it? And can it be cured? Dr Nicola Swain from The University of Otago has just arrived back in the country after presenting some interesting findings in… Audio
Kiwi scientists secure funding for fossil fossicking
Two New Zealand scientists have secured $100,000 in government funding to search for fossil remains in Te Urerewa National Park. Video, Audio
Sandra Amodt: why diets make us fat
When it comes to losing weight, food is not the enemy, your brain is. Audio
Science commentator Malvindar Singh-Baines
Neuroscientist, Dr Malvindar Singh-Bains, discusses new research about psychoactive drugs and the applications they might have for neurological diseases. Audio
Juno spacecraft to unlock Jupiter's secrets
A NASA spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit of our solar system's largest planet, Jupiter. NASA scientist Jared Espley joins Checkpoint. Audio
Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?
Animal intelligence has been underestimated for centuries according to world renowned biologist Frans de Waal. He challenges our assumptions about what animals are capable and wonders if we are just… Audio
Juno reaches Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft has arrived at Jupiter to study the solar system's largest planet. From a unique polar orbit, Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged… Video, Audio, Gallery
The problem with concrete
At nearly 19 hundred years old the Pantheon in Rome is the world's oldest concrete structure, and there's no sign of it falling down any time soon - why then do modern buildings have lifespans… Audio
Nights' Science - Body Parts
Professor Emerita in Science Communication at the University of Otago Jean Fleming, on (quirky) human anatomy... Audio
Planet Hunter, Michael Albrow
Before 1995, the only planets we knew that existed, were those in our solar system. How things have changed! Audio
NASA's super balloon, makes it to Peru
Nasa's super balloon, launched from Wanaka in May, has successfully completed its mission in Peru. Jeremy Eggers from NASA's Balloon Program tells Guyon Espiner the team is thrilled with the… Audio
'Super balloon' completes mission in Peru
A Nasa super balloon launched from Wanaka has landed in Peru, in what Nasa says was a game changer flight for science.
NZ wearable tech
StretchSense's Bluetooth-enabled rubber material can precisely measure your body movements. The New Zealand made wearable technology is currently being used by 200 companies in 28 countries in fields… Audio
Helium find
MRI scanners, welding, industrial leak detection, nuclear energy and party balloons; all uses for helium gas. But there have been worries about shortages of supply, growing demand and rising prices… Audio
Science: Zika vaccine and gene editing herpes
Dr Chris Smith with science news and this week the prospect of gene editing the herpes virus out of existence. Also new vaccines against the Zika virus might not be too far away. Audio
Ozone healing could reduce skin cancers and sunburn
The hole in the ozone has been healing itself which could reduce the occurrence of sunburn and skin cancer in New Zealand. Video, Audio
Critter of the Week
DOC's Endangered Species Ambassador, Nicola Toki talks about the "kahukura" which means "red cloak"... which most of us know by a different name, the New Zealand Red Admiral Butterfly. Audio
World’s largest telescope to track the dawn of the cosmos
In the middle of the Australian outback, scientists are building the world's largest radio telescope. Veronika Meduna pays a visit. Audio
World’s largest telescope to track the dawn of the cosmos
In the middle of the Australian outback, scientists are building the world's largest radio telescope. Veronika Meduna pays a visit.
AudioAssisted evolution of corals
Veronika Meduna explores the controversial idea of assisted evolution, and whether it could help scientists identify coral species that could better adapt to warming ocean temperatures and… Audio
