Science

The South American Andes is one of the world's most volcanically-active regions and yet little is known about some of the volcanoes, largely because of their inaccessibility. In November an… Audio

The definition of a kilogram is likely to change as years of research across the world comes to fruition. Audio

Sometime in the next 20 years there's about a 50/50 chance a robot is going to steal your job. And while traditional blue collar jobs like driving and labouring are likely to be the first to go -… Audio

Professor Emerita in Science Communication at the University of Otago Jean Fleming, on (quirky) human anatomy... ears and how cochlear implants allow those who aren't able to, to hear... Audio

Canadian scientist Dr Elaine Petrof has developed synthetic faecal transplants in a project she's calling 'RePOOPulate', faeces that's grown in the lab eradicating the need for complex donor… Audio

Naked Scientist Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news. Locating epilepsy in the brain and research on babies' ability to mimic sounds reveals the important role our tongues play in learning… Audio

How the brain controls our ability to have children. Professor Allan Herbison from the Department of Physiology at University of Otago explains how Kisspeptin could lead to new treatments for… Audio

Chief scientist at Plant and Food Research, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at the University of Auckland, and Principal Investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution… Audio

Nicola Toki talks to Jesse about her chosen endangered critter of the week. This week, it's the leaf-veined slug. Audio

A Christchurch doctor says she's seeing one patient every day suffering side effects from dodgy hormone treatments. So called "natural", "bio-identical" treatments have been popularised by celebrity… Audio

The government is pouring nearly $11 million into food research, in the hopes of developing products which cater to the growing market for food with added health benefits. Audio

A team of AgResearch scientists had analysed the rumen microbiome in different animals across the world and found similar methane-producing micro-organisms. Audio

Ultra-fast lasers - or more properly ultra short-pulsed lasers - are very accurate, which makes them useful in industry and research Audio

Cook Strait is known for its strong tidal currents, but NIWA oceanographers have completed comprehensive measurements of subtidal residual currents. Video, Audio

A group of Year 13 students from Kaikorai Valley College in Dunedin have created a biotechnology company and installed a biodigestor at school Audio