Science

The ideas and creations of some of Nelson's brightest young minds were on show this week at the annual Cawthron Science and Technology Fair. Audio

At Wildbase, New Zealand's only dedicated wildlife hospital, vets treat more than 300 native animals each year as well as doing research on conservation issues. Audio

It takes 400 litres of freshwater to clean a seabird that has been covered in oil, but new research using ducks shows that seawater is a viable alternative Audio

Proteins have evolved over many millions of years - but they can also evolve rapidly, in just years, and this offers insights into how evolution itself works Audio

Many farms in New Zealand are missing deep burrowing earthworms, that can help better grass growth, so Nicole Schon is relocating worms to farms in need Audio

Our official number cruncher is back to talk about the Millennium Prize Problems. Solve one of them and strike it rich. Grigori Perelman solved the Poincare Conjecture, but he didn't take the money. Audio

In a world first, a man who's been paralysed from the waist down for five years has walked again, using only his brain with help from technology at the University of California. Audio

In March 1989 a solar storm caused the collapse of an electric power grid in Canada, which plunged 9 million people into an electricity blackout. Solar activity and winds are closely monitored because… Audio

If you ever wondered how to measure a comet, you're just about to find out. The Rosetta space craft successfully landed a probe on a comet (Comet-67P) last year. And current predictions are that it's… Audio

Can image analysis detect the hand of the Old Masters like Giotto or Rembrandt? The pioneering Belgian physicist and mathematician, Ingrid Daubechies has the answers. She is in New Zealand, as the… Audio

Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us. This time Bec tackles the kauri dieback disease. Audio, Gallery

More scientists are to be laid off at Crown institute AgResearch but the Government says it's just getting itself down to the right size. Audio

Labour's spokesperson for economic development David Clark is with us. Audio

Dr Lucy Jones is among the world's most influential seismologists and, as a native of California, she also has the practical experience of living on shaky ground. Audio

John Ashton of the Otago School of Medical Sciences with a user's guide to cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins. Audio