Science
Japanese satellite out of control in space
Japanese scientists are scrambling to save an out-of control satellite worth a quarter of a billion dollars, launched just last month. Audio
Governor General Sir Jerry Mataparae
Dame Patsy Reddy will take over from Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae as Governor General in August. With 5 months left to run on his tenure Sir Jerry Mataparae shares some highlights of his time… Audio, Gallery
The Rest Test
How do you rest and relax? resttest.org is a global crowdsourced experiment that want to measure people's attitudes and opinions about rest. Claudia Hammond of the BBC's 'All in the Mind' programme… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: Ratenburg and Lullaby
Kate De Goldi discusses two new New Zealand books: The Road to Ratenburg by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Gavin Bishop, and Lullaby by Bernard Beckett. Audio
James Hansen: sea level rise
Veteran climate scientist who works at the Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program, at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. Audio
Jonathan Bamber: ice sheets and sea level rise
Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Bristol, and an international expert on the thinning polar ice sheets and projections on sea level rise, who will visit New Zealand to address the… Audio
Making sense of the code of life
BBC broadcaster Adam Rutherford discusses how genomics is changing how we think about medicine, agriculture, conservation and even our relationship to our nearest evolutionary cousins, the… Audio
Making sense of the code of life
BBC broadcaster Adam Rutherford discusses how genomics is changing how we think about medicine, agriculture, conservation and even our relationship to our nearest evolutionary cousins, the…
AudioTracking the health of kaimoana off Taranaki coast
A local hapu, New Plymouth residents and marine scientists have set up a group to monitor the health of kaimoana on the reefs off Waitara, on the Taranaki coast. Audio, Gallery
Tracking the health of kaimoana off Taranaki coast
A local hapu, New Plymouth residents and marine scientists have set up a group to monitor the health of kaimoana on the reefs off Waitara, on the Taranaki coast.
AudioHow being left or right-handed could influence your politics
Chicago University psychologist, Daniel Casasanto is a leader in research on experiential relativity, that's the theory that people who have different kinds of bodies, who speak different languages… Audio
Exploding Stars - Dr Brad Tucker
A team of scientists has captured the earliest minutes of two exploding stars. Dr Brad Tucker is an astronomer and outreach officer from the Australian National University. He's authored a report on… Audio
Chinook Salmon - Dr Patrice Rosengrave
New research into how chinook salmon reproduce has just been released by the University of Otago. It's the first evidence that cryptic female choice contributes to reproductive success. Chinook… Audio
Man 'catches' kiwifruit allergy after surgery
A man has 'caught' a kiwifruit allergy from his sister after receiving a transplant of her bone marrow - proof surgery can spread allergies, researchers say.
'The future is happening now'
Record-breaking global temperatures are continuing as climate change moves at an unprecedented rate, the World Meteorological Organisation says.
New Zealand leads world in island conservation
A new study shows that getting rid of invasive mammals from islands has an enormous positive benefit for rare native species. Audio
New Zealand leads world in island conservation
A new study shows that getting rid of invasive mammals from islands has an enormous positive benefit for rare native species.
AudioDingo Remains Dominant
Why the skull of Australia'a largest predator, the dingo, is resistant to change by hybridisation, which is one the greatest threats to the survival of the species - with Dr. William Parr… Audio
Dr Tim Spector on the hidden microbial world inside us
Genetic Epidemiologist Tim Spector, from Kings College in London has spent much of his career studying the trillions of microbes that live on us and inside us. They outnumber our own cells, 10 to 1… Audio
Ice Science
Sexually depraved penguins, polar sunrises, fish soaked in anti-freeze. Hear Antarcticans Rebecca Priestley, Tim Naish and Rhian Salmon from Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Science talk… Audio
