Science
Simon Mills: Herbal remedies in mainstream healthcare
Simon Mills, a world leading expert in herbal medicine has led the movement to bring herbal remedies into mainstream healthcare. Audio
The Genetically Modified Organisms bill hits a roadblock
Andrew Allan is a Professor at Auckland University's School of Biological Sciences and principal scientist at Plant and Food Research, and he joins Jesse. Audio
What is more efficient - filling the kettle with cold water or hot water?
Professor Richard Easther, from the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan to explain. Audio
Science fund shake-up raises potential for political interference - Royal Society
However MBIE, which will take over administration of the Marsden Fund, says the board is required by law to be independent.
How good gut bugs could help you sleep
New research suggests that gut and mouth microbiome can influence sleep. Audio
Explainer: The world of gemstones
Ben Kennedy is a Professor at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Canterbury. and joins Emile Donovan. Audio
'Particularly fragile': Science review doubles down on underfunded system
Science Minister Shane Reti has responded by restructuring the grants process for projects. Audio
Is it OK to sit on public toilet seats?
What if it looks relatively clean: do you still worry that sitting on the seat could make you sick?
Science funding body announced
The new science funding body has been announced - pooling what was previously three separate funds. Audio
Claims indigenous knowledge being left out of climate battle
Pacific leaders believe climate experts are missing an opportunity to incorporate indigenous knowledge into climate adaption. Caleb Fotheringham reports. Audio
Climate experts address adaptation solutions
Pacific leaders believe climate experts are missing an opportunity to incorporate indigenous knowledge into climate adaption. Audio
Happiness in life might not be U-shaped after all
Victoria University Psychology Professor Dr Marc Wilson joins Jim to discuss happiness; a recent study out of Germany challenges commonly held beliefs about happiness. Audio
Arctic seals face extinction, half world's birds in decline - report
The latest IUCN Red List finds Arctic seals and tropical birds under severe threat, but green sea turtles offer a rare success story.
Soil may hold the answer to stormwater solutions
An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet
Stormwater solutions lying in the soil
An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet. Audio
Shrinking job market forces scientists to pursue careers offshore
After 13 years studying for a biology degree, Ian has had to apply - unsuccessfully - for labouring jobs. Audio
Brain Drain: No job for scientist after 13 years study
Newly-graduated scientists are finding it next to impossible to find work amidst a perfect storm of economic hardship and a major sector shakeup. Some of the young scientists, who are applying for… Audio
Science: Gut biome, music + reading, why cats eat grass
What researchers found by studying the microbiome of the world's oldest known person - and the other researcher went to some icky places to understand the behaviour of her two cats, Mildred and… Audio
Understanding NZ's greatest scientist Ernest Rutherford
Rutherford's life and his work has been diligently chronicled in a new book by Kiwi author Matthew Wright called Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics. Audio
More than just ChatGPT: The surprising ways AI is being used in Aotearoa
From modelling measles outbreaks to keeping track of Wellington's exploding kākā population, researchers are calling on AI to assist them with a vast array of projects.
