Science

PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington, and AMP National Scholarship recipient who aims to create a solar-powered water treatment system using unique nano-composite materials to generate… Audio

Dr Michelle Dickinson - the winner of Prime Minister's award for science media communication is an expert in nanotechology, who is inspired by the powers of superheroes and uses her social media… Audio

In this interview from 2004, Oxford University mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, who will be in New Zealand next week, discusses prime numbers. Audio

To mark World Soil Day, soil scientists head on a fieldtrip to explore New Zealand's volcanic soils. Audio

Michelle Dickinson is Nanogirl, a superhero teaching kids that science is fun, and she has won the 2014 Prime Minister's Science Media Communication Prize Audio

Scientists working in Antartica may soon have to rethink their personal grooming with new research showing how damaging chemicals in soaps, shampoos, suncreens, moisturizers and fragrances are on the… Audio

We explore new research that claims scientists have found a new way to 'switch off' pain. That's everything from a headache to chronic pain. It could help the development of non-addictive drugs. Paul… Audio

Prime Minister’s Science Prizes 2014 Audio

Amelia Langford on this year's Prime Minister's Science Prizes held in Wellington last night. Audio

A project which looks at sub standard housing and how it effects the health and lives of New Zealanders has scooped this year's half a million dollar Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio

Award winning children's author and illustrator, Jason Chin on successfully communicating complex science concepts to children, like the fundamental force that is Gravity. Audio

Dr Chris Smith on a study about how DNA can survive space travel, and the scientists trying to crack the genetic secrets of the malarial mosquito. Audio

Director of the Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, at Massey University, Albany, who has been awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's 2014… Audio

As weather becomes more extreme the scientists get busy. Audio

Paul J. Zak is a neuroeconomist who was the first to identify that the brain chemical oxytocin allows us to determine who to trust. His current research has shown that oxytocin is responsible for… Audio

Scientists have discovered a new species of giant penguin that lived in waters around Waikato about 27 to 28 million years ago. Audio