Science
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
Studying anxiety in the mind and body
The winner of the Prime Minister's Macdiarmid Science Prize, Dr Olivia Harrison, leads a lab combining neuroscience with fields like physiology and computational modelling to learn more about what is… Audio
Wellington facing twice the amount of usual cryptosporidium
A nasty gastro parasite is making its presence felt in the capital with twice the number cryptosporidium cases that would be normal around this time of the year. As of last Thursday, there were 81… Audio
The secret of South Korea's legendary female free divers
An island 80 kilometres off the Korean Peninsula is home to a unique and celebrated community: the Haenyeo.
Meteor shower visible in NZ skies
A meteor shower, which is actually a brightly burning trail of space debris left behind by Halleys Comet, will be visible in our skies over the next few days. Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki spoke to… Audio
Our Changing World: Professor Jemma Geoghegan on communicating science
Claire Concannon sits down with Professor Jemma Geoghegan, winner of the Prime Minister's Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao Science Communication Prize, to chat about Covid-19, bird flu and her virology lab.
…Govt sets up new science and tech advisory council
The government's new science and technology advisory council has been described as group set up to make money rather than provide direction to a science sector that has been overhauled. New Zealand… Audio
NZ oceans absorbing more heat than anywhere else: Study
A study has found New Zealand's slice of the ocean is absorbing more heat than anywhere else on the planet. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio
Scientist tracks warming rates in southern hemisphere
A leading climate scientist has discovered the globe is warming faster around New Zealand, Tasmania, and the North Pacific. Audio
Winners of 2024 Prime Minister's Science Prizes announced
From helpful plant-fungus combos, to studying anxiety - the latest Prime Minister's Science Prizes have been awarded.
Feature interview: how the pandemic changed education
It happened without warning and preparation. Students around the world became lab rats for the world's largest experiment in online and distance learning when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to… Audio
The man who has injected himself with snake venom 856 times
Over the last 18 years, Tim Friede has turned himself into a human snake bite laboratory.
Who's most at risk of iron deficiency?
Professor of human nutrition Michael Zimmermann from the University of Oxford joins Emile Donovan to demystify the world's most common micronutrient deficiency, affecting up to one in four people… Audio
Volunteers warn more is needed to halt invasive seaweed species
A hapū tackling the invasive seaweed caulerpa warns it will spread to the rest of the country, devastating coastal environments and economies, unless more is invested in stopping it short where it is…
WHO makes U-turn to back use of weight-loss drugs
In 2023, experts decided against adding obesity drugs to the World Health Organisation's essential medicines list.
What have we learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic?
Shaun Hendy is a well-respected New Zealand physicist and the chief scientist at climate innovation company Toha. He talks about his new book looking at NZ's Covid response. Audio
Vaping can cause permanent lung damage: Study
A study of almost 250.000 people found people who vape had a far higher risk of getting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a serious, incurable disease that makes breathing difficult. Asthma and… Audio
Our Changing World: Fiordland's black corals
Join Claire Concannon aboard the DOC research vessel Southern Winds.
Claire is with a team from Victoria University of Wellington, led by Professor James Bell, studying Fiordland’s underwater… Audio
NZ scientists share passion for high-value fruit with Vietnamese farmers
They are teaming up with more than 70 farmers across Vietnam to enhance and future-proof the production of passionfruit in the Southeast Asian republic.
Possible menstrual cycle link to knee injuries to be studied
Researchers will investigate whether hormonal fluctuations during menstrual cycles could contribute to rises in career-threatening knee injuries.
