Science

Associate Professor Brian Hare, an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University in North Carolina, studies dog's brains and he's come up with a test to measure dog intelligence. Audio

The controversial US bill that will stop independent scientists from advising the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Audio

'The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking.' by Michael Corballis. Audio

Brand new manned submersibles are enabling explorations of the Queensland reef systems to previously impossible depths (of 300 metres), but how this is contributing to the study of sensory… Audio

Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. Fascinating new research shows how our gut bacteria helps with the formation of our nervous system. Audio

Chime Red is a Victoria University collaboration music and engineering students using three Tesla coils, the MechBass robotic bass guitar and robotic drums Audio

The Roof Water Research Centre looks at ways of collecting microbiologically safe rain water Audio

The impact of visual cues from heads-up displays like Google Glass are being examined to determine their impact on climbing Audio

Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato tweezers out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on - artificial intelligence, drones and driverless cars. Audio

The way we think is linked to the quality of our sleep, says Bronwyn Milkins, PhD candidate at the Centre for the Advancement of Research on Emotion at the University of Western Australia. Audio

An Auckland scientist, Professor Philip Baker, has won a major grant to extend his research on predicting impaired brain development in the womb, though testing of the pregnant mother's hair. Audio

A man who had been deaf for seven years has regained his hearing following groundbreaking surgery, done for the first time in New Zealand. Audio

A New Zealand man has undergone successful groundbreaking surgery to regain his hearing. Audio

Researchers from Otago University have discovered and named a new species of whale that lived between 26 to 25 million years ago. Audio

With the stroke of a wand, and a lot of hard work, a new therapy is helping kids with a mild form of cerebral palsy called hemiplegia. These children have paralysis on one side of their bodies. The… Audio

Artist Rachel Sussman on her decade long quest to track down and photograph the worlds oldest living things. Audio

The 2014 winner of New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal, is theoretical chemist Peter Schwerdtfeger Audio