Science

What will music look and sound like in the future? At Victoria University in Wellington, PHD students who are part of an integrated engineering and music composition programme SELCT, (Sonic… Audio

Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith; how climate change could affect lightning strikes, and using DNA as a data storage mechanism. Audio

Could there be an alternative to the invasive, unappealing prospect of a faecal transplant? Dr Elizabeth Hohmann is working on a pill that can do the same job with seemingly equal efficacy, and Dr… Audio

Researchers in the United States are warning that a deadly parasite is killing thousands of people, many of whom are never diagnosed. Chagas disease is transmitted by blood-sucking insects caused… Audio

An Auckland-based tech company which supplied parts to the first man-made probe to land on a speeding comet is relieved the mission has been a success. Audio

After a historic but awkward comet landing, the robot probe Philae is now sending pictures back to the European Space Agency. Audio

An early intervention called ENGAGE is using games to teach self regulation skills to preschoolers at risk of developing ADHD Audio

Using metal ions and organic ligands, Shane Telfer is creating porous materials called metal-organic frameworks which can store or separate gases Audio

An international team of geologists, led by New Zealand, is drilling deep into the Alpine Fault to study the inner workings of a plate boundary fault. Audio

What's your poison? Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life - insect repellents… Audio

After a 64 billion kilometer journey a robotic space probe has landed on a comet for the first time in history. The Philae probe touched down on comet 67P last night to the jubilation of mission… Audio

The Rosetta space craft has been travelling for ten years to reach its rendezvous with comet 67P. Overnight, a small lander was released to land on the comet. We speak to Dr Matt Taylor - project… Audio

Mark Bentley from the Austrian Academy of Sciences speaks with Susie Ferguson. Audio

The space probe Philae has landed on the surface of Comet 67P. Audio

Austin Boles is part of the research team drilling deep into the Alpine Fault. His focus is on the rle of minerals in earthquake ruptures. Audio

Research into a Typhoid Fever resistant gene could lead to a more effective vaccination against a disease which kills about 200-thousand people a year. Audio

Dangers of a type of breast implant, cockroaches as biobots, and art in the dark. Audio