Science

Are you a details person? A Canterbury University researcher is keen to find naturally gifted people with the “super abilities” required to match complex visual patterns without any training – and… Audio

Sarah Everts is fascinated by sweat. What it is, why our bodies do it and why there is a market for buying and selling artificial sweat - are all questions Sarah has answered. She's the author of The… Audio

A capsule containing fragments of the asteroid Bennu landed in a remote part of the Utah desert.

The container which was jettisoned from the space probe O-SIRUS REx landed safely in the desert at… Audio

Broccoli and chocolate. Prawns and vanilla. According to food pairing theory, these culinary matches should go together as well as macaroni and cheese, or peanut butter and jam. But do they really… Audio

Why do some foods go so well together – like macaroni and cheese – while other flavour combos fall flat? This week senior producer Justin Gregory digs into a smorgasbord of unusual food pairings and… Audio

Every year, the average person eats about 8kg of additives, which shouldn't come as a surprise if you look at the long list of incomprehensible ingredients on the back of so many packets of food. Dr… Audio

How low can the sugar levels be in sugary drinks before people don't like the taste? A new study set out to answer that question and were surprised to find people are ok with a lot less sugar than… Audio

A Dunedin-based scientific traceability company is helping global brands like Chanel, Ralph Lauren and Victoria's Secret verify the origin of materials in their supply chains. Oritain is a forensic… Audio

GNS Science says its seismic equipment is sometimes picking up false earthquakes, known as ghost quakes.

Ghost quakes can occur when a distant earthquake is picked up and identified as several small… Audio

Floods in India claimed hundreds of lives this monsoon season, but an Indian expat in New Zealand is hoping his new invention will help bring the toll down. Produced by William Ray. Video, Audio

It won't be too long before electronic vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is helping to treat inflammatory illness, says bioelectronic medicine specialist Kevin Tracey. Audio

With summer on the horizon, we talk to neuroscientist and journalist, Dr David Cox to find out how much we should drink every day, and what we should be drinking. Audio

The Great Ireland vs. New Zealand Bird-off returns for part 2 to decide once and for all which island nation boasts the best birds. Our avian aficionados return to argue their case in front of judge… Audio