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Voices from Antarctica 3: Flags to physics
11 Jun 2020Keeping Scott Base warm and well-lit no matter the weather outside, and a physics experiment that eavesdrops on messages to submarines.
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Voices from Antarctica 2: Scott Base
4 Jun 2020Alison Ballance has her first day at New Zealand's Antarctic station, Scott Base, and visits the historic Hillary's Hut.
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Voices from Antarctica 1: Ice Flight
28 May 2020Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica - but getting to the frozen continent can take time.
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Little bit of sea-level rise = lots more coastal flooding
14 May 2020Scientists warn that a small amount of sea-level rise could have big consequences for some low-lying parts of New Zealand.
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Probing the hidden continent of Zealandia
7 May 2020Ocean floor rock cores drilled into the sunken continent of Zealandia are revolutionising our understanding of Earth's history and how continents form.
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On yer bike – how cyclists, pedestrians & cars share city streets
There is a fine art to how pedestrians, cyclists, and cars and buses navigate the shared thoroughfares of our towns and cities.
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Aussie bushfire smoke goes stratospheric
30 Apr 2020More than four months after it formed, a large blob of sooty dust from Australia's massive bushfires is still circling the southern hemisphere.
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100-year moth project – in the footsteps of George Vernon Hudson
23 Apr 2020Modern-day citizen scientists are following in the footsteps of a well-known Wellington naturalist, collecting moths to document a century of change.
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Maths, models & insights into the coronavirus pandemic
Mathematician Alex James, from Te Pūnaha Matatini & the University of Canterbury, explains the art and science of modelling the coronavirus pandemic.
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Our immune system vs coronavirus: ‘I think of it as an orchestra'
The human immune system is a complex system where T cells, B cells and antibodies battle invaders such as bacteria and viruses such as the one that causes COVID-19.
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Conservation and Covid-19
3 Apr 2020Is New Zealand’s environment benefiting from the lockdown?
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Virus 101 - the science of viruses
2 Apr 2020Virus expert Kurt Krause, from the University of Otago, gives us the lowdown on viruses, and on coronaviruses in particular.
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Air pollution - the invisible killer
26 Mar 2020GNS Science monitors levels of air pollution around New Zealand, especially small particles that can have severe health effects.
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Covid-19: the science of soap
23 Mar 2020When it comes to virus-busting, soap is an oldie but a goodie - because it turns out that soap is particularly effective against coronaviruses such as the one that causes Covid-19.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 8: Success
19 Mar 2020The 2019 kākāpō chicks are becoming independent and birds sent to be scanned for aspergillosis are getting clean bills of health, in part 8 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 7: Dark days
17 Mar 2020A deadly fungal disease strikes the kākāpō population on Whenua Hou and the Kākāpō Recovery team calls on New Zealand wildlife vets to help, in part 7 of Voice of the Kākāpō..
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Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks
12 Mar 2020The kākāpō eggs are hatching, and chicks are being hand-reared or returned to their mother's nest ... but not every chick is thriving, in part 6 of Voice of the Kākāpō .
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Voice of the Kākāpō 5: Kākāpō sperm takes to the air
10 Mar 2020The tally of infertile eggs is climbing and the kākāpō team is using artificial insemination - and a drone - to try and counter the problem, in part 5 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 4: Promise
5 Mar 2020Most of the female kākāpō have bred and the team is carrying precious fertile eggs to the 'egg room' for incubation, in part 4 of Voice of the Kākāpō .
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Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks
3 Mar 2020Kākāpō breeding is in full swing after an early start, and DOC's Deidre Vercoe and Andrew Digby are checking to see if eggs are fertile, in part 3 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 2: Whenua Hou, kākāpō island
27 Feb 2020The kākāpō team know all the signs are good for a big kākāpō breeding season - the question is exactly how big and when will it start? Part 2 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 1: Kākāpō - night parrot
25 Feb 2020The kākāpō is a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of rangers from the Department of Conservation.
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What we do during an earthquake & why it matters
20 Feb 2020Official advice in an earthquake quake is to 'drop, cover, hold.' But is this what we actually do? And what happens if we do something else?
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The yeasty quest for better beer
Yeast is one of the key ingredients in beer and wine - and local yeasts could add a distinct Kiwi flavour.
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