Science

If they're lucky and in the right place, Aurora Australis followers have been in for a treat overnight. Audio

A ground breaking study of apparently harmless chemicals, found everyday in our environment, has shown that together they have the potential to trigger cancers in humans. Audio

If you're down south, there's a good chance we may catch an aurora tonight and what a treat it would be. Dr Ian Griffin, is an astronomer and is currently the director at Otago Museum. Audio, Gallery

Journalist and scientist, John Bohannon on how he fooled many media organisations into running his bogus study showing chocolate helps weight loss. Audio

A residents group in central Wellington wants the council to give pigeons contraceptives to try to control their numbers. Audio

A group of researchers fear 75 percent of the species we know today could be lost in just two generations' time. Audio

An independent scientist who was at the centre of the 1980s MaxiCrop lawsuit isn't surprised scientists are complaining about being gagged. Audio

New Zealand fish with Stella McQueen, self-confessed native fish geek, author and field worker... what fish get up to when a river floods. Audio

GNS Science palaeontologist Hamish Campbell has just returned from a scientific voyage of discovery, a 25 day mission exploring a part of northeast Zealandia as part of the VESPA project: Volcanic… Audio

The Labour Party is urging the Government to set up an independent investigation into claims that many scientists feel gagged. Audio

And with us now is the Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce. Audio

The Association of Scientists says more scientists are coming forward saying they are being gagged or pressured. Audio

Dr Chris Smith on why kangaroos are left handed! Also how replaying positive images and thinking positive thoughts could help reverse the symptoms of depression. Audio

Lisa Matisoo-Smith is Professor of Biological Anthropology and Allan Wilson Centre Principal Investigator at the University of Otago, and has been conducting a 2000-sample DNA survey of New Zealanders… Audio

An American research ship leaves Napier tomorrow on a mission to better understand the earthquake and tsunami risk from the undersea fault system off the coast of Gisborne. Audio

Two hundred New Zealanders living in London have had their DNA tested in the culmination of a project to trace our genetic makeup. Audio

A population of rare South Canterbury mudfish are benefiting from a community project involving the St Andrews School, the farmer and the Working Waters Trust Audio

University of Auckland neuroscientist Melanie Cheung has developed a Maori-focused brain resilience programme which could slow the progression of Huntington's Disease Video, Audio