Science
Here Now - Bird Recue
Tucked away in west Auckland, a bird rescue centre has been attracting people with experience from around the world keen to help rescue injured NZ avians. Audio
Made in NZ: Airpop, a unique environmentally friendly way to insulate homes
What can you make out of fresh air? Quite a lot actually. Audio
Capturing the aurora in Lauder
We've all become amateur aurora experts over the past couple of days - with a rare solar storm causing dazzling displays in the sky over North and South Islands. Audio
Why the weekend's aurora worried Transpower
The national grid operator had to turn circuits off as a precaution as thousands flocked to see the phenomenon. Audio
More intense solar storms could occur in coming weeks
Otago Museum director and astronomer Dr Ian Griffin says while the current solar storm is relatively mild, more intense aurora could occur over the coming weeks and months with the sun still heading… Audio
Arc Reactor
Tony Stark's arc reactor fuels his flying Ironman suit. James Rice joins Bryan Crump to discuss the real life equivalents to this palladium core fusion power source. Audio
"Only the best for our birds" - rescue centre's credo
Tucked away in west Auckland, a bird rescue centre has been attracting people with experience from around the world keen to help rescue injured NZ avians. Video, Audio
Explainer: Why the Aurora isn't just a pretty light show
Why are the Southern Lights so colourful? And how do they affect the climate?
The headlines we didn’t read
Mary Argue is back guiding us through the latest weird and wonderful headlines from the world of science. Audio
'Bright as': Aurora dazzles over New Zealand skies
A solar storm has been creating vivid colourful skies around the world, including in New Zealand.
US on lookout for rare Northern Lights display
A rare solar storm could trigger the phenomenon as far south as Alabama, experts say.
The case for living on Mars
In the race to colonize Mars, millions - if not billions - of dollars have been poured into research by people like Elon Musk to see what would make the planet's environment less hostile for humans… Audio
Inquiry for 'enduring framework' on climate change adaptation
Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said climate change "know no partisan politics".
The Subtle Knife
The subtle knife slices through the fabric of reality to different worlds. Dr Mike Price discusses the science behind alternate universes and implements that might helps us get to them. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 9 May
On today's episode, a school lunch provider in the Coromandel discusses changes to the Government's school lunch scheme, the cost of paying doctors overtime is skyrocketing, and costing taxpayers more… Audio
Number of Tui spotted in Canterbury triples over past decade
While bird numbers have only slightly risen in other parts of the country, Canterbury had a significant surge in tui populations, soaring up to 210 percent. Senior researcher and survey co-ordinator… Audio
EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, letter shows
The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on PFAS substances, a letter seen by Reuters shows.
Understanding our nearshore island volcanoes - Whakaari and Tūhua
A multi-year research project aims to find out the risks from two Bay of Plenty offshore island volcanoes: Tūhua / Mayor Island and Whakaari / White Island Video, Audio
NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ's top climate modellers
Job cuts at Crown-owned science company NIWA could cull a team of New Zealand's top climate modellers, RNZ understands.
Our Changing World - Seabed mud and past eruptions
On Our Changing World today, Claire Concannon learns about the Beneath the Waves research programme. It's led by GNS Science and aims to understand more about the two island volcanoes in the Bay of… Audio
