Science

The New Zealand Institute of Physics is calling on the government to bail out Victoria University's School of Chemical and Physical Sciences.

The Institutes president, Professor Joachim Brand, says… Audio

There's nothing like a good birthday party, especially one filled with games and fun activities. The Auckland Bioengineering Institute might have missed their 20th birthday due to Covid-19, but they… Audio

University of Auckland researchers are investigating the benefits of kūmara on babies' microbiomes to see if the vegetable will boost sleep and immune development. Audio

Scientists have discovered that fungi which live on roots absorb roughly one-third of our planet's annual carbon emissions.

Their report published in Current Biology looks at how mycorrhizal fungi… Audio

We have always enjoyed Goldilocks climate in New Zealand, not too hot and not too cold. But the weather so many of us grew up with is gone says Professor James Renwick, Victoria University's senior… Audio

Want to live a longer, healthier life? Get moving, eat a bit less and pay attention to your emotional wellness, says to a leading expert on the science of longevity. Audio

Joseph Dituri has spent 95 days in a metal cabin just off the coast of Florida, 9.1m below the ocean's surface. The biomedical engineer has smashed through the previous record of 73 days spent… Audio

Do we hear music differently across cultures? What about between the sexes? And does singing to a baby improve their mental health? These are some of the questions The Music Lab's Principal… Audio

 Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. Audio

Californian academic Dorsa Amir recently shared a comforting, science-backed list of things that parents can "worry less about". Audio

New research has found covid lockdowns made it more difficult for us to remember when significant events happened.

The peer-reviewed analysis from researchers at the University of Aberdeen found the… Audio