Science

Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on mounting evidence to support the "big splat" theory to explain how our Moon was formed. Also plucking your hair could stimulate hair growth. Audio

Las Vegas-based New Zealander who writes for PsychologyToday.com, GOOD magazine, and is the emotions expert for Women's Health Australia. She is the author of The Anxiety Toolkit. Audio

New research has found acidic oceans were probably to blame for the greatest mass extinction of life on Earth. Audio

Dr Nicola Gaston is the President of the Association of Scientists. Audio

Alison Heather is opposed to sports doping because designer steroids, such as androgen mimics, are bad for heart health Audio

Helen Owen is analysing why different writing is perceived to be more honest and has found that connectors and simplicity play a role Audio

A new book presents a comprehensive analysis of New Zealand's biodiversity loss and the drivers behind it Audio

There's anecdotal evidence of tangata whenua ditching their archaeology courses for Maori studies. Audio

Paleontologists are restoring the good name of Brontosaurus more than a century after it was deemed scientifically invalid and the famous dinosaur was reclassified as another genus called Apatosaurus.

Scientists say the discovery of three hatched tuatara eggs north of Dunedin could be a step towards re-establishing a tuatara population in the South Island. Audio

Scientists say the widespread use of the anti-microbial Triclosan is damaging the environment and driving antibiotic resistance. Dr Louis Trembley ecotoxicologist at Nelson based Cawthron Institute… Audio

The British science writer David Bainbridge turns his attention to the origins of female body shape in his new book 'Curvology'. Audio

Chief executive of GNS Science, which this week marked the 150th anniversary of its ancestor, the Geological Survey, the first New Zealand Government science entity. Audio

Australian author and filmmaker who went in front of the camera to explore the impact of a 40-teaspoon daily diet of sugar, eating only food presented as healthy. He documents the results in That… Audio

The trial on a healthy volunteer continues with tests to alter blood pressure including an ice challenge, mental arithmetic and a hand grip task Audio

A healthy volunteer is tested with drugs to study the two systems that regulate blood flow to the brain, with implications for treatment of stroke Audio