Science

2015 marks the centenary of Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, which explains how gravity works on objects, from falling apples to orbiting planets. Audio

Scientists have found, what they believe, is the closest potentially habitable planet to Earth. The rocky planet, Wolf 1061c, is a mere fourteen light years away. The discovery was made by a team of… Audio

With the completion of the COP 21 climate negotiations in Paris the government is suggesting a scientific solution to agricultural emissions will be a major part of New Zealand's contribution to… Audio

Surgeons are poised to do the first penis transplant ever attempted in the US, to help an injured former military serviceman. Audio

Sharing the stage with John Cleese, dinner with Bill Gates, private parties on Tenerife with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin where Brain May from Queen is playing in the background. This is the life… Audio

The Royal Society is warning collections of species in the country's museums and institutions could be in danger because of funding cuts. Audio

A spectacular display of meteors is wowing those happy to get up in the wee small hours. Audio

Our next guest has been working hard to take the sting out of this summer. Nelson-based insect ecologist, Richard Toft, has developed a protein-based wasp pesticide. Vespex has been on trial in the… Audio

Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on. Human-computer interaction. Audio

A study out of the University of Minnesota has found disorder could be conducive to creativity. Audio

Alan Stern is a planetary scientist, aerospace engineer and the principal investigator of the New Horizons mission, which launched a plutonium-powered spacecraft set for Pluto over nine years ago. Audio, Gallery

Dr Bev Lawton answers your questions about peri-menopause, insomnia and how drinking caffeine and alcohol affects hot flushes. Audio

Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on 'smart', targeted painkillers that can be activated using light. Audio

Auckland co-founder of Tommy and James, which produces the dairy-free Nice Blocks range, Little Island Nice Cream, and Little Island Coconut Milk. He is also the founder of Gimme Shelter, working on… Audio

Professor in the Biochemistry Department, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, and an associate investigator at the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Moelcular Biodiversity. His research takes a… Audio

Winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Raw Comedy Championship in 1996, while studying for a PhD in Pure Mathematics at Sydney University, who went on to host breakfast radio shows. He… Audio

Professor Salima Ikram is the world's leading expert on animal mummies and founder of the Animal Mummy project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. She is the author of several books on Egyptian… Audio, Gallery

In this wrap of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand's annual conference, we explore what rocks tell us about our changing world. Video, Audio