Science

Biochemists study protein crystals to unravel the intricate 3D structures of proteins and understand their role in communication within cells Audio

Jean Fleming, Professor Emerita at the University of Otago, retired from a long career in health sciences and science communication. On human anatomy, cancer, New Zealand's leading cause of death… Audio

New fundamental physics, such as the properties of dark energy and dark matter and the mass of the neutrino, with cosmologist A. Prof Tamara Davis. Audio

Renowned GNS scientists and authors of the new book 'Zealandia, our Continent revealed', Nick Mortimer and Hamish Campbell on the recognition of New Zealand's true geotectonic nature. Audio

Interim Director of Future Earth on his participation in New Zealand's Big Science conferences as part of World Science Week, which is backed by the UN and the International Council for Science… Audio

The wonderful world of cockroaches with David Rentz, author of 'A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia'. Audio

Australian Bureau of Meteorology Director Dr Rob Vertessy explains how they are doing weather forecasts for half a million seperate locations in Australia. Audio

Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. With the spread of ebola, is it too late for a vaccine? And funding for a pre-clinical trial for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Audio

Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine and expert in physical activity for public health. Audio

Landscape and urban design consultant, founder of Greenstone Design, and author of Landscape and Urban Design for Health and Well-Being: Using Healing, Sensory and Therapeutic Gardens Audio

Freelance journalist, author, and development worker whose article about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Hell in the Hot Zone, appears in the October issue of Vanity Fair. Audio

In Misbehaving Science, UCLA assistant professor Aaron Panofsky traces the field of behaviour genetics back to its origins in the 1950s, telling the story through close looks at the major… Audio

The Kapiti Coast District Council cut its greenhouse gas emissions by half within three years, with final goal of a 80 per cent reduction. Audio

How a Marsden-funded project turned experimental research into a revolutionary wound-healing treatment. Audio

The challenges to mitigate river flooding damage in a densely populated urban environment like Tokyo city, with geographer Dr Christopher Gomez of University of Canterbury. Audio

Siouxsie Wiles discusses the world's largest DNA origami created, a soft robot and new genetic discoveries regarding links to disease. Audio

Lloyd Esler has spoken with more than a dozen people over the past ten years who have sighted otter-like creatures in Southern waters. Audio