Science
Just Like Mars - Jocelyn Dunn
For eight long months, six scientists, including Jocelyn Dunn, lived in a dome next to a volcano in Hawaii, simulating the seclusion and challenges of life on Mars. With nothing but views of red rock… Audio
Aoraki Mackenzie Starlight Festival - Hon Margaret Austin
The stars will be celebrated in Twizel this weekend, when the three-day Aoraki Mackenzie Starlight Festival begins. International speakers, exhibitions, displays and documentaries will feature at the… Audio
How not to win a Nobel Prize in science
It's Nobel Prize time again. Who will win? We take a look at five things that are guaranteed to stop even the most brilliant researcher from taking home one of the world's most prestigious, and…
How to discover a planet from your sofa
Chris Lintott is an astrophysics professor from the University of Oxford and presenter of The Sky at Night TV programme. He is in New Zealand to talk about, galaxy evolution, the discovery of new… Audio
Harvard bee study finds pesticides in NZ pollen
A Harvard scientist says if New Zealand wants to find out what's killing bees - it should try banning the pesticides known as neo-nicotinoids - and see what happens. Audio
Food technology - what it takes to make what we eat
Are we getting to the stage where we are able to 3D print food? with honorary associate Prof. Don Otter from University of Auckland's School of Chemical Sciences. Audio
Deciding on how we decide
Can maths provide a much better account of human thinking than traditional models?
Co-author of Quantum Models of Cognition and Decision Prof. Peter Bruza from the Information Systems School of… Audio
Government's national science strategy forecasts big increases
The government's first-ever national science strategy has forecast big increases in research spending. Audio
Science strategy aims to double funding
The government has forecast big increases to spending on research in its first ever national science strategy. Audio
Biotech industry calls for eased restrictions on GMOs
NZBIO says the The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act hasn't kept pace with rapid developments in GM technology. It says the current legislation fails to take into account relative risk and… Audio
The Age of Resilience: Climate In-Justice
As momentum builds towards an international climate change agreement at the UN COP 21 conference in Paris, The Royal Society, The French Embassy and Radio New Zealand have collaborated on a series of… Audio
Climate In-Justice - Question Time
Today's panel, recorded in Wellington, asks if the way out of this gridlock involves proposing new models of climate justice. Audio
David Harper - Animal Thoughts
Do non-human animals have language? What is the memory capacity of other species? Can animals learn abstract concepts and show creativity? These are some of the questions tackled by Victoria… Audio
No luck on natural replacement for 1080
Researchers looking for a natural and indigenous replacement for 1080 say it is difficult to come up with a more effective pest-killer.
Bill Ballantine - Kermadec Marine Sanctury
Marine biologist and the man behind New Zealand's first marine reserve Bill Ballantine responds to the announcement of the formation of one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries in the Kermadec… Audio
The Reason for Flowers
Bee keeper and ecology and entomology professor Stephen Buchmann's new book is 'The Reason for Flowers - their history, culture, biology and how they change our lives'. Audio, Gallery
Hookworms
Associate Professor David Diemert on this remarkable parasite which lives off blood and is a leading cause of maternal and child morbidity in developing countries. Audio
Naked Science
Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news; bugs to beat asthma, charting Parkinson's in the brain to improve diagnosis and escaping cheetahs. Audio
The IQ of robins
Dr Rachael Shaw assesses the IQ of North Island robins, surprisingly they have a general intelligence similar to humans. Audio, Gallery
