Science

What it takes to make what we eat and all you ever wanted to know about what makes popcorn pop. Audio

Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith and how newborn babies feel pain. Also Facebook gives us some solid evidence of the "echo chamber" effect online, and scientists unveil the prospect of a more… Audio

Norman Doidge, author of 'The Brain's Way of Healing', argues that the brain is neuroplastic and capable of significant self-repair and healing. Audio

Professor of Natural History at the University of Manchester and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Ancient Life Phil Manning, who is speaking about the mummified remains of a… Audio

Editor for Nature magazine for over 20 years, and author of Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything, Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics Under Hitler, and… Audio

New Zealand sailor in London on 7 May 1945, when the war with Germany was declared over. Audio

An out of control Russian spacecraft could re-enter the earth atmosphere anytime in the next 24 hours. Audio

Alistair Knott is teaching a computer "baby" to speak different languages to see if syntax and sensory-motor experiences are linked Audio

The exercise physiology clinic at the University of Auckland combines exercise for rehabilitation with teaching and research Audio

A team of NIWA marine scientists investigates methane seeps that bubble up from the seabed off the North Island's east coast. Audio

In less than 20 years a rare contagious cancer has decimated Tasmanian devil numbers by 85 percent, but a vaccine may be on the way Audio

Why Prof. Jean-Luc Margot from the Dept. of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at the University of California felt compelled to prove the moon innocent of anything odd, which happens on planet… Audio

New Zealanders feed five-million loaves of bread to birds a year, but new research suggests that generosity is bad news for a popular native. Audio

Bill Fry is a seismologist with G-N-S Science. Audio

Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on - gamerfication (using game-like techniques in serious applications) and the virtual… Audio

Manuka honey fakes are rife in Europe. We talk to John Rawcliffe of the UMF Honey Association about how they're trying to solve this. Audio