Science

Michael Merzenich - Emeritus Professor from the University of California and pioneer in research on brain plasticity. He is currently visiting New Zealand to speak at a brain plasticity symposium at… Audio

Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... contemporary sustainable gardening practices. Audio

NIWA physical oceanographer Craig Stevens sent his technical operator Brett Grant with instructions to catch up with the last giant floating glacier and then measure the surrounding super cold ocean… Audio

Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news, and the discovery of how to 'unboil' an egg. Also Asteroid 2004 BL86 passes so close to the Earth that it's classified as a "near Earth object". Audio

New Zealand author, film director and screenwriter who co-produced and wrote the screenplay for The Theory of Everything, based on the 2007 memoir by Jane Hawking, wife of physicist Stephen Hawking. Audio

Professors of physics (Al-Khalili) and molecular genetics (McFadden) at the University of Surrey, who collaborated on the new book, Life on the Edge. Audio

Climate change, evolution, animal testing and genetic modification are controversial in the world of science, but new research shows that what scientists believe, and what the public believe, are… Audio

The Antarctic Heritage Trust completed an ambitious project to conserve three historic huts used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton during their Antarctic expeditions a century ago.

An international team of scientists has issued a warning that we have now crossed four out of nine planetary boundaries. Audio

The Joint Clinic at Dunedin Hospital uses exercise and manual therapy to help osteoarthritis sufferers remain fit and active Audio

Director of Groundwater Science at the British Geological Survey, Dr Rob Ward is in charge of a range of research which will monitor what is a new activity in the United Kingdom, the hydraulic… Audio

Forensic scientists have unveiled a cutting edge 3D scanner that will be used in more and more trials to give jurors a new insight into crime scenes. Audio

The warm summer may be great for the school holidays, trips to the bach, beach and barbeques - but not so good for people who don't like flies! Are there more than usual this year? And how do you get… Audio

Kieran McKay: A veteran cave explorer whose team discovered New Zealand's deepest cave system in the Kahurangi National Park last year.

Hamish Campbell: A GNS Science geologist explains why New… Audio

A team of scientists have delved into psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience to try to answer that question of why humans fall in love. Audio

Australia's national science agency is predicting global warming will cause Australia to heat up at a rate faster than the global average. Audio

Take egg whites, boil for 20 minutes at 90 degrees C, add a splash of urine and hey presto an uncooked egg. Audio