Science
Geochemical fingerprinting to reveal the origin of prized Maori cloaks
Scientists are planning to use geochemical fingerprinting to discover the origins of treasured Maori cloaks. Audio
Laughter - Sophie Scott
It stops us talking. It stops us breathing. Basically Laughter is trying to kill us according to neuroscientist and part time stand up comedian Dr. Sophie Scott. Audio
New climate change warnings released
Climate change could increase poverty levels by up to 100 million people, the World Bank says - and a second study says several cities could be swamped.
The Scientists - Physics
Professor Shaun Hendy director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland on the science of physics. Tonight, the Nobel Prize winning discovery that neutrinos have mass. Audio
Otago University scientists using silver nanotechnology
Otago University scientists using silver nanotechnology to fight dental disease. Audio
Mark Post: growing meat
Chair of Physiology and Vice Dean of Biomedical Technology at Maastricht University, who has been team leader of the university's Cultured Beef programme since 2013. Audio
Joseph Herscher: creative contraptions
Kinetic artist and creator of new NZ On Air-funded comedy-science series, Jiwi's Machines. Audio
NASA seeks next generation of astronauts
Have you got what it takes to be an astronaut? NASA is hiring the next generation of "space pioneers" that could one day journey to Mars. Video
Where did Mars' atmosphere go ?
NASA has just announced a new discovery suggesting powerful solar storms swept away Mars' atmosphere, transforming it into the arid, desert world it is today. NASA's MAVEN mission has been orbiting… Audio
Scientists want to create artificial nose
A group of New Zealand scientists are working to harness the super-human sense of smell possessed by insects to create an artificial nose. Audio
Mars Mission: a mental journey
As NASA considers a mission to Mars, it is investigating what happens to an astronaut's brain during long-duration space travel. Audio
Mars Mission: a mental journey
As NASA considers a mission to Mars, it is investigating what happens to an astronaut's brain during long-duration space travel.
AudioA journey through the Anthropocene
Gaia Vince is the author of Adventures in the Anthropocene, which won the 2015 Winton Science Book Prize. Audio
A journey through the Anthropocene
Gaia Vince is the author of Adventures in the Anthropocene, which won the 2015 Winton Science Book Prize.
AudioCelebrating great ideas for Nature
The WWF Conservation Innovations awards recognise the best ideas that help conservation projects to succeed. Audio
Celebrating great ideas for Nature
The WWF Conservation Innovations awards recognise the best ideas that help conservation projects to succeed.
AudioBill Ballantine: New Zealand's pioneer of marine conservation
A tribute to Bill Ballantine, New Zealand's tireless campaigner for the protection of our oceans, who died this week at the age of 78. Audio, Gallery
Bill Ballantine: New Zealand's pioneer of marine conservation
A tribute to Bill Ballantine, New Zealand's tireless campaigner for the protection of our oceans, who died this week at the age of 78.
AudioThe Psychiatry of Carl Wernicke
Editors Robert Miller and John Dennison on An Outline of Psychiatry in Clinical Lectures, their translation of a collection of lectures by Carl Wernicke, a German pioneer of neurology and psychiatry.
…Artifical noses make Marsden Fund list
An attempt to create an artificial nose based on the keen sense of smell of insects is among projects to win grants in the latest round of the Marsden Fund.
