Science

Research into extremely toxic cyanobacteria levels in a New Zealand lake could help clean up water supplies around the world Audio

Peter Devane performs revision surgery on Fiona James to replace her existing hip implants with a newer, more robust material Audio

Siouxsie discusses fear and our 'gut instinct'. Audio

Professor Adrian Lister of Britain's Natural History Museum is one of the world's foremost experts on mammoths. He worked on the first scientific study of mammoth DNA, but believes there are too many… Audio

Science writer Sam Kean has researched, for his latest book, the wild and mysterious cases of severe and bizarre brain injuries that made up the foundations of modern neuroscience. In The Tale of the… Audio

Rolf Hut from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands is the man behind a smart umbrella that uses sensors and the power of the crowd to make better weather forecasts. Audio

The latest science news with Dr Chris Smith; a new way to treat diabetes, and wireless charging of medical devices implanted in the human body. Audio

Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 24 May 2014. Audio

Dunsandel engineer discusses biofuel possibilities in New Zealand and the moral philosophy of toilet flushing. Audio

Evolutionary biologist and Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide, whose paper on the evolutionary history of the kiwi was published this week in the journal… Audio

Senior national correspondent for the ABC television programme Good Morning America, and co-author of new book The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know. Audio

The Kopuatai peat bog on the Hauraki Plains is a natural laboratory to study how the planet breathes and uses carbon. Audio

New Zealand climate scientists discuss the consequences of the irreversible melting of glaciers in West Antarctica. Audio

A study using ancient DNA shatters the idea that the kiwi is most closely related to the emu. Instead, its closest cousin is the elephant bird. Audio