Science

Should the 1080 in baby formula threat have been kept on the down-low? And what is the profile of the person who made the threat? Massey University forensic psychologist Dr Mei Williams discusses… Audio

Bolts of lightning, explosions, fire - and turning a supermarket trolley into a speeding vehicle with fire extinguishers. An array of crazy science experiments of the like never seen in New Zealand… Audio

Bas Lansdorp is a Dutch entrepreneur and engineer who's running the Mars One project, which aims to send humans to colonise the red planet by 2025. But it means, for the first crew at least, a one-way… Audio

The 1080 infant formula threat has set some shoppers' nerves on edge. Audio

The single biggest manufacturer of baby formula in New Zealand won't discuss whether the Government's decision to make the threat public sets a precedent for dealing with blackmailers and is not best… Audio

Scientists have found an unexpectedly high number of blue whales in the Southern Ocean. Audio

We're going to Beijing to find out what's being said in China about the 1080 scare, where it is 1pm Audio

The Government's under pressure over going public with the blackmail threat to poison infant formula, at the same time as it has clamped down on 1080. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says the international community advised against going public with a threat to poison infant formula with 1080. Audio

Listening to that Scott Gallacher the deputy director of the Ministry for Primary Industries. Audio

An infant formula exporter to China says the industry asked government officials to keep the 1080 blackmail threat quiet and not go public. Audio

The Government has moved swiftly to clamp down on eco-terrorists with a law change making 1080 the most tightly regulated poison in New Zealand. Audio

The government's tightened up the selling and storing of 1080 pesticide. The Warehouse and Countdown have their baby formula under surveillance. Is it all OTT? 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

John McQuaid explores the complexities of our sense of taste in his book "Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat" (Scribner). Audio

Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. The discovery of 2.8 million year old human remains in Ethiopia, the exploration of the dwarf planet Ceres is about to begin after a 7 year space voyage, and why we… Audio

Scientists have begun a two-week survey of fish life at the Poor Knights Islands - and they're on the lookout for unwelcome predators brought south by climate change. Audio

The countdown is on - as NASA gets set to launch a giant balloon into the upper atmosphere from the outskirts of Wanaka. Audio

Back in 2005, a team of marine biologists and geologists use a submersible to dive deep down to explore submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc. Audio