Science
Dr Paul Craddock: Summer Insect Invasion!
A perfect storm of rain, humid and damp weather has pest experts predicting a boom in insect numbers over the next month. To talk us through why this is happening - Pest Management Association of New… Audio
Dr Roderick Mulgan: The science behind a healthy and long life
Dr Roderick Mulgan has been a medical professional for more than 30 years and believes the quality of our health particularly as we age is down to the lifestyle, with an emphasis on diet. He talks to… Audio
NASA Astronaut touches down in Aotearoa
Young space fanatics around Te Ika-a-Maui will be given a rare chance to meet a NASA Astronaut in the coming week. Doctor Kate Rubins will be telling audiences about her 300 days spent in space at… Audio
Londoner solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery
A London furniture conservator has been credited with a crucial discovery that has helped understand why Ice Age hunter-gatherers drew cave paintings.
Summer science: The hunt for New Zealand's tenth meteorite
As part of our summer science series we bring you an episode of The Otago Chronicles podcast, hosted by Max Balloch. In this episode, Max talks to Associate Professor James Scott from the University… Audio
Summer science: The hunt for New Zealand's tenth meteorite
As part of our summer science series we bring you an episode of The Otago Chronicles podcast, hosted by Max Balloch. In this episode, Max talks to Associate Professor James Scott from the University…
AudioInside the icy first voyage to unlock Antarctica's million-year-old secrets
Researchers are on an icy Antarctic journey to drill deep into a million-year-old ice core, to sample air pockets which will reveal secrets about how the climate has changed.
Start small with new year's exercise resolutions
Opinion - Plans to exercise more in the new year are often broken within a month. So how can we exercise more regularly in the new year? Sports scientist Ken Nosaka has tips.
How artificial intelligence may help us avoid ocean rips
Beachgoers could be safer thanks to a new technology with the potential to give real-time updates of rip currents.
Nature's best: Our Changing World's 2022 highlights
Our Changing World has compiled a best of list for 2022 - perfect for summer listening and road trips.
10 times this year the Webb telescope blew us away
A year on since the historic launch of the most powerful infrared telescope in human history, we admire and explore some of the best images it delivered in 2022.
Second rare bird killed in six months on Taranaki roads
The large stocky herons - one of the rarest wetland birds in the world - are notoriously secretive and deemed nationally critical in New Zealand.
Antarctica Christmas 'like your own private bach'
A New Zealand freshwater professor working in Antarctica says efforts are being made to make Christmas day there feel as "traditional" as possible.
Kiwi-led breakthrough in fighting breast cancer
A global study led by the University of Otago has discovered a way to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Audio
Possible gene alteration to reduce breast cancer risk found
Researchers at Otago University believe they've discovered a gene alteration that could reduce the risk of breast cancer.
It could have a significant impact on those who inherit the BRCA-1 gene… Audio
Summer science: Two stories about genetics
Two stories about genetics produced by students at the University of Otago's Department of Science Communication. Amanda Konyn investigates whether gene editing has a role in future pest control… Audio
Summer science: Two stories about genetics
Two stories about genetics produced by students at the University of Otago's Department of Science Communication. Amanda Konyn investigates whether gene editing has a role in future pest control…
AudioIs there a future for gene editing in pest control?
Amanda Konyn, a student at the University of Otago's Department of Science Communication, investigates whether gene editing has a role in future pest control. Audio
World first at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital, hatching Hoiho
Dunedin Wildlife Hospital recently achieved a world first, incubating and hatching Hoiho, yellow eyed penguin eggs in the hospital. Director and Senior Wildlife Veterinarian, Dr Lisa Argilla talks to… Audio
The ongoing impact of the Hunga Tonga eruption
Almost a year on from Tonga's devastating undersea volcanic eruption, volcanologist Shane Cronin asseses the impact and implications for monitoring other Pacific fault lines. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha… Audio
