Science
Alien life hype 'fatally flawed' says astrobiologist
Carolyn Freissinet, who studies Martian samples collected by the Curiosity rover, said recent claims of alien life simply don't stack up - but the scientists behind the findings beg to differ. Audio
Do peptides give your skin a little pep?
Peptides are skincare's ingredient du jour, but what do they do? Audio
What your emoji usage reveals about your personality
A study has linked emoji usage to key personality traits, including those in the so-called Dark Triad. Audio
Return of the huia? Why Māori worldviews must be part of the ‘de-extinction’ debate
Colossal Biosciences successful resurrection of dire wolves raises a raft of ethical questions.
Prime Minister's Science Teacher Award winner Dr Aidan Kiely
High school teacher Dr Aiden Kiely has won the PM's science prize - and he feels like a rock star Audio
Burrowing into the mystery of Great Barrier Island's black petrels
A research team monitoring a dwindling population of tākoketai hopes to head to Ecuador to gather clues about why so many birds never make it back to Aotearoa.
Our Changing World: Aotea’s black petrels
In-depth reporter Kate Newton heads to Aotea Great Barrier Island to meet the black petrels that breed there.
For almost 30 years Biz Bell of Wildlife Management International has been leading a… Audio
New name, chairs, boards announced in research institute mega-merger
NIWA and GNS Science's chairs have been named to lead two of the new research institutes.
Shower Thoughts: How do we get computers to do what we want them to?
Yes, we write programmes to instruct computers but how do we get them to "understand" those instructions in the first place? Audio
Synaesthesia: Tasting numbers, hearing colours
Professor Anina Rich from Macquarie University in Sydney joins Emile Donovan to take a scientific journey through synesthesia: a phenomenon where ordinary interactions with sounds and symbols can… Audio
Flights cancelled due to Whakaari/ White Island ash clouds
Monitoring information for Whakaari showed an alert level used in cases of minor eruptions.
The science of magic
In the past 15 years, more than 150 papers have been written on the 'science of magic'. Audio
April the Cow: one of the best mums in the business
To coincide with Mother's Day, New Zealand's largest herd improvement organisation LIC has inducted a super-cow into its ‘Hall of Fame’. Audio
Russian satellite Kosmos-482 crashes back to Earth
More than 50 years after being launched, Soviet satellite Komos-482 has crash-landed back to Earth. Audio
The platform on sticks that's a precursor to a new harbour crossing
There's a mysterious yellow vessel in the Waitematā Harbour. The Detail investigates.
Prime Minister's Science Prize Winners
Dr Linda Johnson and her team from AgResearch have been awarded Te Puiaki Putaiao Matua a Te Pirimia, the Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio
Drilling for Auckland's mythical harbour crossing
There's a mysterious yellow vessel in the Waitemata Harbour. The Detail investigates. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 9 May 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith to preview this evenings show. Plus... Tom tells Wallace & Jesse about the soviet era space junk due to hit… Audio
Native snail lays egg while DOC ranger weighs it
A DOC ranger has captured an extraordinarily rare sight while weighing a threatened, native Powelliphanta snail on the West Coast - the snail laid an egg. DOC's Senior Science Advisor Kath Walker… Audio
The PhD student who has discovered 20 new spider species
Kate Curtis is a PhD student at Lincoln University and native jumping spiders are her passion. Audio
