Science

Siouxsie Wiles gets to grips with sexy song birds and 'God spots' and talks about a recent New Zealand study that suggests there is no benefit to taking paracetamol when you've got the flu. Audio

Top genetic scientists from all around the world met in New York last week and put together a list of guidelines to help navigate the ethical minefield of human genetic modifications. The summit was… Audio

A group involved in rearing Dung Beetles and an international award winning science and technology educator, have teamed-up to use the little creatures to switch young minds onto the wonders of… Audio

Given the rapid advances in genetic technologies it's been speculated that everything from woolly mammoths, to passenger pigeons, to our own close cousins the Neanderthals could soon walk the earth… Audio

If the world is to limit itself to two degrees of global warming it will need to rapidly embrace new power sources and energy efficient technologies. At the heart of those technologies is a group of… Audio

GNS Science petroleum geochemist on the new research programme aimed at improving the chances of finding oil and gas accumulations in New Zealand's sedimentary basins. Audio

Auckland Botanical Gardens curator on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us including at the beach. Audio

Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith and scientists in California have worked out that people who feel isolated experience specific changes to their immune systems. Also a new study reveals some reasons… Audio

An international scientific conference in Washington DC this week has been considering the ethical and scientific issues surrounding human gene editing technology. Sara Reardon of Nature has been… Audio

Professor of Ecology and Environmental Science at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, who works on ecosystem collapse, and the effects of carbon dioxide emissions on habitat… Audio

Executive Director of the Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand, and of the Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand, and New Zealand Feed Manufacturers Association. Audio

Who grew up wanting to be an astronaut? This week Dunedinaites will get a first-hand account of what it's like to be propelled into the stratosphere and beyond. NASA Astronaut and retired U.S. Air… Audio

Otago Museum is promising to blow people's minds with the region's first digital planetarium when it opens tonight. Audio

Stewart Island residents have told MPs they fear going into the ocean because of shark cage diving near the island. Audio

Big declines in numbers of forest birds and native moths, revelations that kiore ate moa, and the discovery of Asian as well as European house mice in New Zealand are amongst the latest ecology news Audio

December 5 is World Soil Day and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is preparing for the release of the world's first report on the quality of our soils. Audio