Science
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
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.
