Science

Cullen Buie of MIT has been studying rain, and why it can smell so good when it hits the ground. Audio

Dr Chris Smith with news of a discovery that the most deadly creature on the planet uses insulin as a weapon of mass destruction. Also scientists use technology to uncover the secrets contained in… Audio

Founder of technology blog ReadWrite.com, who became interested in health technology when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and has written Trackers: How Technology is Helping Us Monitor and Improve Our… Audio

The Vintage Aviator recreates old airplanes, mainly from World War I, using century old techniques as well as modern science and engineering Audio

A handheld machine will soon allow people to test for DNA using Q-PCR in the field and not just in the lab Audio

The deepest fish ever (thus far) have been found in the Mariana Trench - Dr Alan Jamieson from the University of Aberdeen, also on the technology that handles the filming at those depths. Audio

As part of Nasa's long term planning to send humans to Mars, a team of American scientists is in Rotorua to work with locals on exploration fieldwork. They're testing a new type of space buggy… Audio

The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio

The bright flashes of radio waves caused by a cosmic radio burst have been witnessed live for the first time by Australian scientists. Audio

Plant and Food Research is focussing on recruiting Maori students to fulfil a growing need for specialist skills in horticulture and food science. Audio

Getting back into work routines, after a holiday break, is something many of us will already have come to grips with in recent weeks. And these routines seem to get busier all the time, as modern… Audio

The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio

Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the bodies floating in space. There is yet more to say about the spacecraft Rosetta's findings from comet 67P. Audio

Scott Kelly is an astronaut who's making history with the help of his twin brother. In March, the American will embark on a mission to live on the International Space Station longer than any other… Audio

Despite often aired concerns about inadequate funding for science in New Zealand, we're managing to hold onto a reassuring number of world class scientists. Two of them are based at Otago University -… Audio

Could the tiny township of Whataroa become the new Hanmer Springs? Audio

GNS Science seismologist Dr Rupert Sutherland is at the drill site in Whataroa near Franz Josef. Audio

A team of researchers from the United States and Australia will set out this weekend to examine skyscraper sized waves generated under the ocean's surface just south of New Zealand. Audio