Science
The garden bird survey turns 10
More than a million birds have been counted in the last nine years of the garden bird survey, and sparrows and silvereyes consistently top the rankings.
AudioSynchrotron science: from cancer drugs to sheep skin leather
Veronika Meduna meets Kiwi scientist Tom Caradoc-Davies to find out how he uses the Australian synchrotron to work out the 3D structure of proteins to make cancer drugs more specific. Audio
Synchrotron science: from cancer drugs to sheep skin leather
Veronika Meduna meets Kiwi scientist Tom Caradoc-Davies to find out how he uses the Australian synchrotron to work out the 3D structure of proteins to make cancer drugs more specific.
AudioBiocontrol - fighting bad weeds
Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry. Audio
Biocontrol - fighting bad weeds
Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry.
AudioRestoring hearing
Veronika Meduna visits Cochlear, a medical device company that produces bionic ears, to find out how cochlear implants could help some of the 700,000 New Zealanders who live with a hearing disability.
…Restoring hearing
Veronika Meduna visits Cochlear, a medical device company that produces bionic ears, to find out how cochlear implants could help some of the 700,000 New Zealanders who live with a hearing disability.
… Audio'Silent' quake under way off Gisborne
A 'silent' earthquake that's been happening for a week, and could continue for months, has been detected off the coast of Gisborne.
Sudden deaths linked to genes
A genetic mutation has been found in a quarter of unexplained sudden death cases studied in world-first research of New Zealanders and Australians.
The most powerful space telescope ever created
Dr. Amber Straughn from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how the most powerful telescope ever created will explore the mysteries of our origins and our future. Audio, Gallery
Bookmarks - Meena Amso
A Canterbury University student who is a practicing pharmacist and self-confessed "public health fanatic" has been awarded the 2016 New Zealand Science Journalism Fellowship. Meena Amso who spent her… Audio
Pitch perfect: why some of us can hit the high notes
If you struggle to hit the high notes of Mariah Carey then our next guest may be able to help you out. Professor Ingo Titze, from the University of Utah, led a team of scientists to find out why some… Audio
Scientists defend data over anecdotes
Scientists say they're alarmed the Prime Minister is more willing to believe stories he's been told than research based on analysis of figures. Audio
Nights' Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland introduces the work of German physicist Emmy Noether who proved that whenever you have a continuous symmetry in physics… Audio
Why does bread go brown and taste better when you toast it?
Why does bread go brown and taste better when you toast it? Prof Les Copeland explains the delicious science of roasting and toasting. Audio
Autism and gut bacteria
Science is continuing to explore the way what happens in your brain may be affected by what happens in your gut. We've heard about how gut bacteria might have an impact on things like depression, but… Audio
How much would you pay for bottled air?
One Canterbury business is bottling fresh air from the Southern Alps and selling it in China for 28 dollars a can, and the product will hit New Zealand shelves soon. Audio
Science: new bones and how exercise improves your memory
Dr Chris Smith with science news and this week how exercise can help your memory, and a new way to replace damaged bones. Audio
LA wildlife survey
A huge citizen science project in Los Angeles is uncovering unknown species and the full diversity of the city's wildlife. Brian Brown is a curator of the Entomology Section of the LA Natural History… Audio, Gallery
William Rolleston: farmers fight back
Last week Kim Hill talked to Rachel Stewart, the 2016 Canon Media Award Opinion Writer of the Year, who angered Federated Farmers with her concerns about dairying's impact on the environment, and her… Audio
