Science
Massey University students plea for science courses to remain
Yesterday we looked at the issue of university cuts - and how Victoria and Otago universities are working together to save their language courses. Today, we're looking at a change proposal out of… Audio
Why are penguins so cool?
Giant penguins weighing up to 150 kilograms once roamed the waters around New Zealand. Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist and learns about penguin evolution, extinct species that dwarfed… Audio
Our Changing World – Penguin evolution
How did penguins go from flying in the air, to 'flying' underwater? Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist to learn about penguin evolution across 62 million years and the extinct giant penguin… Audio
How used scooter batteries could power our fight against pests
Using old e-scooter batteries and artificial intelligence, a Christchurch-based charity and company is developing technology to target possums, stoats, rats and other pests. Shaun Ryan is the managing… Audio
How a Age of Empires could help to save native Australian ants
Once upon a time, back in the halcyon days of the late-90s, breakfast cereal companies used to give out free copies of video games in their cereal boxes.
Now, more than 20 years on, that game is… Audio
National to establish a minister for space if elected
The National Party wants to establish a minister for space to streamline and speed up regulation for the sector. In a new policy announced at Rocket Lab yesterday, the party also promised to… Audio
Otago science communicator taking on the world.
Dunedin science communicator is on top of the world after winning entry in a prestigious global science engagement competition. Andrew Mills from Tuhura Otago Museum will be presenting his space… Audio
What would a minister for space do?
National leader Christopher Luxon has promised that, if elected, his government will commission a brand-new minister for space. But what would a minister for space do, for example? What sort of clout… Audio
Police trial DNA tool for two high-profile cold case murders
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy testing is being trialled in a bid to solve the murder cases of Mellory Manning and Alicia O'Reilly.
Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet. Audio
Muscles young and old
What happens to our muscles as we age? Claire Concannon finds out why muscles get weaker as we get older, and speaks with a researcher investigating why Olympic athletes live up to three years longer… Audio
Our Changing World – Cerebral palsy and muscle development
Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in children in Aotearoa. We meet a scientist researching how muscle symptoms progress in children with cerebral palsy, hoping to find… Audio
Research into police bias looks at recruit training
Researchers looking into bias among police have followed a wing of recruits through training.
Anti-matter falls 'down', first Nobel winners announced
Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at how physicists at CERN have shown that antimatter falls down due to gravity just like regular matter. So why does that...matter? He'll also look at the… Audio
Scientists describe missing Antarctic sea ice as 'deeply alarming'
Seven to ten New Zealands.
That's the size of the area of sea ice that is missing from Antarctica this year.
More than 40 Kiwi scientists - who gathered for an emergency summit in Wellington on… Audio
Researchers call for urgent emissions cuts as Antarctic sea ice 'drops off a cliff'
Marine and ice specialists from top research outfits gathered at an emergency summit in Wellington on Tuesday to discuss record low sea ice in Antarctica this year, which they described as "deeply…
Emperor penguins face a bleak future, new research shows
Analysis - The long-term future looks bleak for emperor penguins, but new research shows some birds may be able to survive in certain conditions, depending on where they live, at least for the next…
Glacier retreat at Franz Josef changing shape of Waiho river - glaciologist
The rapid retreat of Franz Josef Glacier and the subsequent "huge" volume of riverbed material crawling down the Waiho Valley is a growing problem for the area.
Satellites hindering astronomer's ability to monitor earth
More and brighter satellites in the sky are hindering astronomer's ability to monitor space from Earth. A new study has found a satellite launched in 2022 shines with the same intensity as the eighth… Audio
CRAb attack: Deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria island-hops around the Pacific
A drug-resistant infection is "a ticking time bomb" in the Pacific - including New Zealand, according to new Otago University research.
