Science

Dunsandel engineer and writer discussing the problems and future of solar photovoltaic energy. Audio

Are our bodies and brains truly at odds with modern life? Many diets and self-help books are predicated on the notion that our behaviour and bodies evolved under a certain set of circumstances, from… Audio

Soil scientists warn that we'll need to produce more than 50 per cent more food by 2050, while large areas of fertile land disappear under cities. Audio

Aptamers and gold nanoparticles are the basis of a novel sensor for detecting oestrogen in the environment Audio

Amy Yewdall is trying to create functional nanowires from self-stacking protein rings which may one day be used in nanomachines Audio

In Australia, swarms of bacteria-infected mosquitoes have been released into backyards in north Queensland today as part of a trial to eliminate dengue fever. Audio

A team of international scientists has resurrected an ancient virus from a 700-year-old frozen Canadian caribou dropping. And they say it shows environmental changes like global warming, could mean… Audio

Genomic data shows Polynesians from Easter Island made contact with Native Americans long before the Europeans did. A Study of racehourses disqualified because of doubts about their gender, leads… Audio

A mammoth's skull and tusks have been uncovered in Idaho, and experts say a rare entire skeleton might be buried there. Audio

New research shows some Cook Strait faults may be less stressed and may now be further away from rupturing. A team of scientists studied the 2013 Cook Strait and Lake Grassmere earthquakes. And found… Audio

Stuart Professor of Science Communication and director of the Centre for Science Communication at the University of Otago, and author of Professor Penguin: Discovery and Adventure with Penguins. Audio

Six people have begun living inside a tiny white dome, isolated from civilization in Hawaii for an eight-month test to see how they'd cope on a mission to Mars. Audio

It's been a source of ongoing debate in New Zealand - just when, and how, did the moa go extinct? Scientists at the University of Auckland have found the large birds died out just 200 years after… Audio

The aerial use of 1080 poison to kill rats, mice, stoats and possums across large areas of conservation land is having positive results for native birds. Audio

The annual Sir Paul Callaghan Eureka awards celebrate the best young science orators ad their ideas. Audio