Science
Wellington's New Fault
NIWA scientists have discovered a new active fault in Wellington Harbour, capable of magnitude M6.3 to M7.1 earthquakes.
AudioChlorine Bleach in the Airways
Understanding how lung damage in cystic fibrosis is caused by chlorine bleach from white blood cells tryng to kill bacteria could lead to new drugs. Audio
Chlorine Bleach in the Airways
Understanding how lung damage in cystic fibrosis is caused by chlorine bleach from white blood cells tryng to kill bacteria could lead to new drugs.
AudioRumble Strips
OPUS Research's audio tactile driving simulator is being used to test the wear of rumble strips on roads Audio
Rumble Strips
OPUS Research's audio tactile driving simulator is being used to test the wear of rumble strips on roads
AudioNinja Viruses
With antiobiotic resistance a major public health issue, Massey University biologist Heather Hendrickson argues bacteriophages may provide new treatments. Audio
Ninja Viruses
With antiobiotic resistance a major public health issue, Massey University biologist Heather Hendrickson argues bacteriophages may provide new treatments.
AudioAncient kangaroo too heavy to hop
The researcher studying an ancient kangaroo too heavy to hop wonders if it is the source of intersting rumours about giant rabbits in the Australian Outback. Audio
Mission to Mars - Haritina Mogosanu
A new report into the reality TV-funded Mars One project is claiming that technology for settling on the planet is not advanced enough, and colonists would start dying after just 68 days. Haritina… Audio
Pinnocchio rex - Dr Stephen Brusatte
They lived a long time ago but experts are still discovering new dinosaurs. The latest is one dubbed Pinocchio rex. The almost complete tyrannosaur skeleton was discovered in China this year… Audio
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Researchers turn faecal transplant into frozen poo capsule that can be taken orally, and the outbreak of a polio like disease in the US. Audio
Naked science
Three Nobel prizes for Science announced earlier this week; making the invisible visible; and white LED lights. Audio
Soylent
The total meal replacement system - it's called Soylent and means you'll never have to plan another meal. But is it edible? Audio
Penguin watch
Spotting penguins in Antarctica - another citizen science project that needs your help. Audio
Art with Mary Kisler: Light Show
Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing Light Show, the first major presentation of international light-based art to be seen in New Zealand. Audio
Natalie Jeremijenko: reinventing environmentalism
Artist, engineer and "thinker" whose work blends engineering, bioscience, art and design. Audio
Sam Hall-McMaster: Eureka and nanotechnology
Otago University student who won the third Sir Paul Callaghan Award for Young Science Orators, at the 2014 Eureka! Symposium. Audio
Twisty ties the latest weapon in guava moth battle
The common twisty tie is being used to confuse male guava moths into hunting for a female mate, that doesn't exist, by using smell to disrupt the moths' mating cycle . ]tags] pest control, science Audio
Study shows signs of life after death
Scientists claim they have the first hard evidence of a patient hearing resuscitation instructions while he was dead. Audio
High country sheep saved from kea attacks
High country sheep have been saved from being eaten alive by kea. Kea strikes - which happen when the native bird digs its beak into the wool, eating it, the fat and the flesh - have long been a… Audio
