Science
Expert Feature: forensic scientist
Today's guest SallyAnn Harbison has been working in the field for over 30 years. She's the Director of Auckland Universities' Forensic science programme, and leads the forensic biology team at ESR… Audio
Graham Leonard: What's the deal with offshore volcanoes?
Volcanologist and GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard explains the difference between onshore and offshore volcanoes, and why it's important. Audio
We've been to the moon... Now a moon is coming to us
A 10 metre wide asteroid - officially known as 2024PT - will begin orbiting the planet on 29 September. Audio
A visit from a wee mini moon
We've been to the moon. Now a moon is coming to us. For the next couple of months we're set to become a two moon planet. A 10m wide asteroid - officially known as 2024PT - will begin orbiting the… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 19th September 2024
Today on the pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show with Mark Leishman. Plus producer Tom Riste-Smith joins them to discuss this year's Ig Nobel Prizes and the probability award handed to… Audio
Rocket Lab aborts latest launch due to ground support equipment issue
This mission, dubbed "Kineis Killed the RaIOT Star", was meant to be the 53rd Electron rocket launch.
Govt money to avoid a clam-mity
Researchers warn "it's now or never" in the fight against the invasive freshwater gold clam. Audio
The teamwork that solved a life-and-death puzzle
It's been almost 30 years since a team joined forces to investigate a type of stomach cancer, and they have helped saved thousands of lives along the way.
Genetic testing for autism provides answers
A decade long study by Auckland University has found genetic testing for autism results in more answers for families, and could provide a tailored pathway, sooner. Co-author Dr Jessie Jacobsen spoke… Audio
The teamwork that solved a life-and-death puzzle
It's been almost 30 years since a team joined forces to investigate a particularly aggressive form of stomach cancer that was afflicting one Tauranga whānau. Kimi Hauora Health and Research Clinic in… Audio
Our Changing World – Finding a cancer-causing genetic mutation
Almost 30 years ago a team of researchers banded together to investigate an aggressive form of stomach cancer that was responsible for early deaths in one Tauranga whānau.
Together, Kimi Hauora… Audio
Spray that increase the shelf life of red meat gets funding
A team of Otago University researchers looking into a spray that could control red meat spoilage has won a 1 million dollar grant from MBIE. New Zealand's red meat industry generates 10.8 billion… Audio
Are kiwi and moa really immigrants from Australia?
New research putting forward the claim is contentious .
The science of native earthworms
We talk all things native earthworms with Lincoln University's Professor Nicholas Dickinson. Audio
'Plants don't know borders' - a tropical obsession in Canterbury
A love for the flora of tropical jungles brought botanists Julie Barcelona and Pieter Pelser together. What ensued was years of shared adventure and discovery.
Iwi believed first indigenous group to name a genome sequence
It's hoped the move will help to bring a critically endangered plant back from the brink of extinction.
In pictures: The best space photos of 2024
A New Zealand teenager's shot of the Milky Way is among the winning images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, revealed by the Royal Observatory in London.
In celebration of the moon
Auckland Stardome's resident astronomer and astrophotographer Josh Aoraki joins Emile Donovan to discuss International Observe the Moon Night. Audio
SpaceX-Polaris crew poised to attempt first private spacewalk
A group of private astronauts is set to carry out the first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday from a SpaceX capsule.
Examining cycles of life, death and rebirth
Nick Golledge is professor of glaciology at Victoria University of Wellington and author of the book Feedback looking at the history of the earth through constant, incremental change. Audio
