Science

A San Francisco biotech company, Pembient, is trying to make substitute rhino horns in the lab. Matthew Markus is its CEO. Audio

Dr Melanie McConnell from Victoria University of Wellington is researching how injured cells can enlist the help of healthy cells living nearby. Her work could be used to develop new ways to fight… Audio, Gallery

Professor Emeritus of Industrial Mathematics at Massey University, and leader of the new Mathematics-in-Industry NZ group, which is getting a hundred mathematical scientists to brainstorm real-world… Audio

Research director at the National Centre for Scientific Research, and one of the scientific coordinators for the Tara Oceans expedition, which has collected 35,000 samples of planktonic organisms from… Audio, Gallery

Climate scientists are using the spare capacity of thousands of home computers to zoom in on links between extreme weather events and climate change Video, Audio, Gallery

Masters student Dan Archer looked at metabolic biomarkers to see if there were benefits from working at standing desks Audio

Marine biologist Nick Shears monitors marine reserves to evaluate how effective marine protection is and he is also interested in the effects of climate change on the ocean Audio

Since 2002 the Experiencing Marine Reserves programme has been taking primary school students snorkelling so they can see for themselves how effective marine protection is Audio

Explorations on how our natural environment is becoming something more artificial, with Dr. Josh Wodak of UNSW Art & Design faculty, who has an artwork of a fragment of coral that has been included in… Audio

Allergies, libidos and bad science! Audio

The importance of soils for food security and essential eco-system functions has been acknowledged by declaring 2015 the International Year of Soils, with Landcare Research scientist Pierre Roudier… Audio

New Zealand's manuka honey is grabbing headlines in the UK, after a group of school students put its benefits to the test. The Times is reporting that a group of London school children, from Gillespie… Audio

In his book 'I, Superorganism' (Icon Books) the science writer Jon Turney goes on a journey through our inner ecosystem. On the way he he finds out there's lots to love about the hidden microbial… Audio

Nick Skaer is the CEO of Orthox, a British company trying to cope with the surge in knee replacement surgery by using regenerative silk implants based on the silks spun by silkworms and spiders. Audio

Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on the development of a 'viral CV' that charts all the viruses you've been exposed to over your lifetime. Audio

Professor of biology at the University of Sussex, founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and author of A Sting in the Tale, and A Buzz in the Meadow. Audio