Science

New Zealand scientists are planning the biggest study ever into the genetic reasons behind New Zealand's obesity epidemic. Audio

New Zealand fish with Stella McQueen, self-confessed native fish geek, author and field worker... the Canterbury mudfish (kowaro) is one of five species of mudfish in New Zealand and is our… Audio

Marine biologist Dr Regina Eisert's work is helping uncover the unknown journeys of killer whales, or orca, from Antartica, to Northland, New Zealand, a near 5000 kilometre trip they make in a just a… Audio

Professor David Relman of Stanford University is looking at the link between microbes and premature birth. Audio

Dr Chris Smith on an artificial form of photosynthesis that can turn carbon dioxide into methane gas and Dutch scientists think they've found a vaccine that can protect from all sorts of different… Audio

Bronwen Connor and her team at the University of Auckland are looking at ways of reprogramming human cells with the aim or treating brain injuries and diseases like Parkinson's and Huntington's. Audio

Professor Tom Higham is deputy director of the Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit at Oxford University, and interim director of the Advanced Studies Centre. He is returning to New Zealand as an Allan Wilson… Audio

Professor Ted Abel, director of the Biological Basis of Behaviour Program, University of Pennsylvania. He is an expert on sleep and memory, and has studied how sleep deprivation hampers memory… Audio

NASA scientists say low-lying US states such as Florida are at risk of disappearing, as are some of the world's major cities such as Singapore and Tokyo. Audio

Niwa says it will no longer pay membership fees for its staff to belong to the Association of Scientists, saying the group actively lobbies against science and the integrity of scientists. Audio

Neutrinos is a poem by Janis Freegard from her collection The Glass Rooster, published by Auckland University Press Audio

Plant and Food Research have shown that blackcurrants can help in tasks involving memory and concentration Audio

After a year it's time to find out what's taken up residence in Lincoln University's Bug Hotels Audio, Gallery

Mt Taranaki is one of New Zealand's most distinctive volcanoes, with a history of euptions and the potential to erupt again in the future. Audio

Big food and soft drink companies are countering anti obesity campaigns by funding studies that paint their products in a better light. Audio