Science
Diver bitten by great white shark flown to hospital
A diver is recovering well after being bitten by a shark at Dusky Sound in Fiordland National Park.
Space weather: Graham Leonard
Space weather isn't watercooler conversation but it's out there! Audio
The Auckland Uni nuclear physicist unlocking secrets of the
Auckland University nuclear physicist David Krofcheck is recognised for his work on the world's greatest science experiment Audio
The 'atom smasher' of Auckland University
University of Auckland nuclear physicist David Krofcheck is recognised for his work on the world's greatest science experiment
So You Think You Know Sumeria? “___” walks into a bar
Assyriologist David Hilder returns, and helps Ellie decipher the first ever “___ walks into a bar” joke. Audio
Rare orchids reintroduced into the wild
The 'nationally critical' Cooper's orchid population has been boosted by lab-grown seedlings.
Our Changing World's Claire Concannon
Emile Donovan is joined by the brain behind Our Changing World, RNZ's premiere science podcast, Audio
Our Changing World: Orchid conservation
Our Changing World joins a group of botanists during their first ever attempt to reintroduce our rarest and most elusive native orchid back to the wild.
New Zealand’s native orchids are much more… Audio
Science: which farm animal is smartest?
Science communicator Jen Martin joins Kathryn with some quirky new research including the reasons why using text abbreviations in text messages can change the way people feel about the person sending… Audio
Shower Thoughts: Why are we ticklish?
Internationally renowned professor of cognitive neuroscience Dr Mark Williams joins Emile Donovan to explain. Audio
Tech Tuesday with Dan Watson
Dan Watson looks at new satellite text and internet services. What are your choices out there apart from Starlink? Audio
The Queen of Clean
Can we clean the house for less than a dollar? A lot of us buy commercial washing powder and spray cleaners but how much of that cost goes on packaging and fragrance? Katy Gosset gets a lesson in… Audio
Will a new chief science advisor be appointed soon?
The role has been vacant since Dame Juliet Gerrard stepped down in June last year.
Exoplanet discovery: exciting, but too early to say aliens - NZ physicist
Astronomers have just uncovered fascinating signs we may not be alone in the universe. RNZ talks with an astrophysicist about what exactly the discovery tells us, and why it is unusual. Audio
A rescue mission saving rare freshwater mussels
An Auckland Council project offers hope for kākahi in decline.
Have we found life on another planet?
A team from the University of Cambridge says they've detected molecules in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet that, here on Earth, are only produced by living organisms like marine algae. Audio
Do you have sound sensitivity?
A survey of Kiwi adults revealed around 10 percent of us are sensitive to noise. Audio
Salmon migration affected by drug pollution in water
Modern salmon face a hurdle that was unknown to their ancient ancestors: pharmaceutical pollution that changes their migration behaviour.
Our Changing World Keeping up with kakahi
KÄkahi are a keystone species in lake and river ecosystems, keeping the water clean by filtering one litre of water every hour. These native mussels once blanketed lakebeds across Auckland â€" but… Audio
Our Changing World: Mussel mania
New Zealand’s native freshwater mussels, or kākahi, are a keystone species for healthy lake and river ecosystems.
But in many lakes across Auckland, kākahi have disappeared.
Lake Rototoa near the… Audio
