Science

A report on the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than eleven thousand people in West Africa, has concluded that the World Health Organisation lacks the capacity and culture to deal with global… Audio

New research has found a summer visitor to New Zealand's waters - the spine-tailed devil ray - spend winters in the tropics and are fantastic divers. Audio

Siobhan Bulfin is Chief executive of Melon Health (formerly Social Code), a company that's leading the way internationally with their three year old innovative mobile health platform. In June they… Audio

Siouxsie Wiles discusses the discovery of a circulating protein in the blood linked with memory loss and why exercise may help with work productivity. Audio

When it comes to the human body, the Heart and the brain get all the glory. But Giulia Enders is a 25-year-old Ph.D. student at the Institute for Medical Microbiology in Frankfurt, Germany marvels at… Audio

New Zealand researchers are looking hard at whether a sea sponge, commonly found in the Marlborough Sounds, could provide an effective cancer drug. The potential benefits of a chemical produced by the… Audio

A new study shows there is more to human ageing than just the passing of time. Audio

Leading astronomers says the comet landed on by the spacecraft Philae could be home to alien microbial life. Audio

What's your poison? toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life. We talk about carbon monoxide. Audio

Australia's most famous humpback whale - Migaloo - a rare albino, appears to have moved into New Zealand waters. Audio

It's the first time a white humpback whale has been seen in New Zealand, and it's only one of only four ever recorded in the wild Audio

Dr Peter Wothers is bringing chemistry to life in a series of demonstration lectures and public talks across New Zealand. Audiences are getting the chance to learn about the chemistry of two items… Audio

Dr Chris Smith of the Naked Scientists. Do women change colour when they ovulate? Also could antibiotic use in childhood be making us heavier in later life? Audio

How did life begin? That's 'The Vital Question' biochemist Nick Lane poses in his new book. Audio

Noelle McCarthy reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 4 July 2015. Audio

GP based in Kaitaia, Northland, and author of new memoir The Good Doctor, whose work in healthcare delivery has seen him acknowledged as a Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader, Public Health Association… Audio

Executive Vice-Chairman and co-founder of the award-winning horticulture and architecture Eden Project in Cornwall, which has had 16 million visitors since 2000. He is visiting Christchurch with a… Audio, Gallery

Chinese scientists are investigating an age old belief that animals can help predict earthquakes. Audio

Geologist Malcolm Laird and surveyor Peter Otway reminisce during the 2014 IceFest about their early visits to Antarctica in the 1960s Audio