Science

Award winning children's author and illustrator, Jason Chin on successfully communicating complex science concepts to children, like the fundamental force that is Gravity. Audio

Dr Chris Smith on a study about how DNA can survive space travel, and the scientists trying to crack the genetic secrets of the malarial mosquito. Audio

Director of the Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, at Massey University, Albany, who has been awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's 2014… Audio

As weather becomes more extreme the scientists get busy. Audio

Paul J. Zak is a neuroeconomist who was the first to identify that the brain chemical oxytocin allows us to determine who to trust. His current research has shown that oxytocin is responsible for… Audio

Scientists have discovered a new species of giant penguin that lived in waters around Waikato about 27 to 28 million years ago. Audio

Eleven researchers have been awarded prestigious medals by the Royal Society of New Zealand. Audio

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

The popular petunia flower is helping plant biologists unlock the genetic secrets behind plant colour and pattern Audio

Sports scientist Paul Macdermid is studying how people run on a water treadmill compared with an ordinary treadmill Video, Audio

Jean Fleming, Professor Emerita at the University of Otago, retired from a long career in health sciences and science communication - on human anatomy, there are nails on your fingers and toes. Audio

Dr Judy Melinek is a San Francisco based forensic pathologist and contract pathologist at the Alemeida County Coroners Office. She provides an insight into the world of forensic pathology in her book… Audio

Professor Gary Jones is a senior water scientist and Chief Executive of eWater, a not-for-profit water management and modelling organisation based in Canberra, Australia. He is an Adjunct Professor… Audio

Atoms, molecules, condensed matter and quantum physics may not be everyone's cup of tea, but a career dedicated to just that has secured a scientist the most prestigious science award in the country.

Sharing emotions but not as you know it. Katy Gosset finds out about the latest use for wearable technology. Audio

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