Science
A third of people on earth can no longer see the Milky Way
A new study has revealed a third of people on earth can not see the milky way at night due to light pollution. An international team of scientists have created The New World Atlas of Artificial Night… Audio, Gallery
Jupiter
After a journey lasting about 5 years and 3 billion kilometres, the NASA spaceship Juno is nearing its final destination, the huge planet Jupiter. Robin McKie, the Science Editor of The Observer… Audio, Gallery
Nano nano
Dr. Anna Henning of boutiq makes nanomaterials for use in everything from solar cells to sunscreen. We talk to her in the lab about some of the exciting new medical applications of nanoscience. Audio
A new way to edit life?
Scientists think they have found a new form of gene editing that targets RNA and not DNA, raising the prospect of more cellular manipulation and more useful applications and therapies. Science… Audio
Rob Knight: engineering pests
New Zealand scientist Rob Knight is Director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation, and Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, at the University of California San… Audio
Mana Vautier: Maori astronaut
Mana Vautier, of Te Arawa, Ngai Tahu, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Raukawa descent, is an Aerospace Engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas and he's applied to be an astronaut - he… Audio
Ben Goldacre: good science
Ben Goldacre is an author, broadcaster, campaigner, medical doctor and academic who specialises in unpicking the misuse of science and statistics. He is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Centre… Audio
An expert in chemistry talks about what p contamination is
Dr Nick Kim, a senior lecturer in Applied Environmental Chemistry at Massey University's School of Public Health sheds some light on what contamination means when it comes to methamphetamine levels in… Audio
Four new elements named for periodic table
Welcome nihonium moscovium, tennessine and oganesson. These are the proposed names for the four new elements added to the periodic table. Audio
Genome sequencing - a how-to-guide
If you want to sequence a genome then a company like New Zealand Genomics Ltd has the equipment and expertise to produce and manage the large amounts of data. Audio, Gallery
Genome sequencing - a how-to-guide
If you want to sequence a genome then a company like New Zealand Genomics Ltd has the equipment and expertise to produce and manage the large amounts of data.
AudioFuture of sea level rise science
John Church, an expert on sea level rise and one of the scientists who could lose his job at CSIRO, discusses how ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise now and in… Audio
Future of sea level rise science
John Church, an expert on sea level rise and one of the scientists who could lose his job at CSIRO, discusses how ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise now and in…
AudioDiatom blooms, extinctions and climate
Phytoplankton, which accounts for half of the planet's total biological productivity, leave a clear fossil footprint, which allows palaeontologists to trace past environmental change and extinction… Audio
Diatom blooms, extinctions and climate
Phytoplankton, which accounts for half of the planet's total biological productivity, leave a clear fossil footprint, which allows palaeontologists to trace past environmental change and extinction…
AudioCitizen science: large brown seaweeds
Marine scientists are calling on the public to help them get a better idea of the distribution of large brown seaweeds along the coast of New Zealand. Audio
Citizen science: large brown seaweeds
Marine scientists are calling on the public to help them get a better idea of the distribution of large brown seaweeds along the coast of New Zealand.
AudioNew hominid fossil find in Indonesia
An international team behind the discovery of the hobbit species in Indonesia have now found what they believe to be the ancestors of the diminuative hominin - after finding skull fragments dated at… Audio, Gallery
Pug life – the cost of cute
Dogs bred to have short, wide heads, such as pugs and French and British bulldogs are prone to serious health complications including breathing difficulties, skin and eye conditions and digestive… Audio
Tuning your brain
Have you ever considered what your brain does when you interact with music? Can music help us recover from illness? Professor Warren Tate from the University of Otago is a geneticist with an interest… Audio
