Science

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

Astronomers have taken the best image yet of the birth of a solar system. Researchers captured the image while testing new high-resolution capabilies on the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter… Audio

Biomedical scientist Dr Steve Hodgkinson has more than 180 scientific publications and patents to his name. Now, he also has a novel called Unearthed, whose hero is a scientist. Unearthed is part… Audio

Professor James Bagian is a former astronaut and an expert in human fallibility and in particular how it relates to healthcare. He talks to Wallace about the more than 300 hours he spent in space, the… Audio

Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists beams in with the latest science news; this week how shift work affects your brain, and how gut bacteria could be helping us stay slim. Audio

Research Leader at Landcare Research, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, and a Principal Investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre, who was one of over 100 researchers from 16 countries… Audio

Former head of Medicine and Regulatory Affairs for pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim who now writes stories for children, including the successful Tom Hassler series. Audio

A virtual reality environment is being trialled to help stroke survivors improve their prospective memory to do things in the future Audio

Naturally occurring mitochondrial mutations that cause infertility in sons could be the basis of novel pest control measures Audio

Scientists have revealed details about a sixty-six million-year-old fossil, of an animal resembling a modern-day groundhog, which re-writes our understanding of early mammals. Audio

A wearable computer, a robot that helps children with cerebral palsy, and a history of government spying... just some of the projects that have succeeded in the country's most prestigious science… Audio

Head of Chemistry at Auckland's St Cuthbert's College, Ian Torrie, has won a 2014 ASG National Excellence in Teaching Award. He's one of five teachers across early childhood, primary, intermediate and… Audio

A survey has found that 40 per cent of scientists working in New Zealand have felt gagged because of management policy or concern over losing funding. Audio