Science
Revolutionary new pest control method targets mosquitoes
Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary new pest control method that targets mosquitoes, the deadliest animal on the planet. More than a million people die every year from Mosquito borne… Audio
New pest control method poisoning mating male mosquitoes
Researchers say the Toxic Male Technique could significantly reduce the threat of insect pests such as disease-carrying mosquitoes.
What a rare summer La Niña could mean for Australia
The great rainmaker, La Niña, could be back for the fourth time in five years, increasing the prospect of a soaking start to 2025. Video
Facebook, Instagram delete 'AI friends' after backlash
Meta has promptly deleted several of its own AI-generated accounts after human users began engaging with them and posting about the bots' sloppy imagery and tendency to go off the rails.
'Mystery volcano' that erupted and cooled Earth in 1831 finally identified
While the year of this historic eruption was known, the volcano's location was not.
Massive ‘space object’ fragment crashes into remote village
A huge red-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenyan village on Monday afternoon, prompting an immediate investigation by the country's national space agency.
SS2 - OCW - Here Now: Plants don't know borders
Canterbury-based botanists Dr Julie Barcelona and Dr Pieter Pelser met in the US in the mid-2000s. It was a love - or obsession - for plants of tropical jungles that really brought them together. Audio
Rare new fossil sheds light on NZ’s extinct dolphin-like reptiles
Fossils from an ichthyosaurs found in North Canterbury are helping advanced understanding of these dolphin-like reptiles.
Error found in viral black plastic spatula study
While estimating the potential toxic chemical exposure from recycled black plastic spatulas, the researchers did not multiply correctly.
The Carrington Event: How NZ evaded disaster
The largest solar storm on record lit up skies around the globe in the 1850s - but New Zealand, a technological backwater, escaped the worst of it.
Our Changing World: Top 10 listens for 2024
From the puzzles of our mind to the deep sea and the far-flung subantarctic islands, these podcast episodes have explored our changing world in 2024.
SS1 - OCW 26 December 2024 - Mice in PF2050 and Kai Ika
Our Changing World is kicking off the summer science series this week with two stories from local podcast producers. First up, Victoria University of Wellington student Dan Moskovitz explores a curly… Audio
How does a chemist clean his oven?
Is there a magic chemical that will easily clean the oven, or do we just have to roll our sleeves up and scrub? We're joined by Dr Jack Chen, senior lecturer at AUT's faculty of Chemistry. Audio
Can Ozempic really treat everything?
There are claims Ozempic and other similar drugs can have positive effects from Alzheimer's disease to heart disease to depression. Audio
Wearing hospital gowns makes patients feel vulnerable: Study
The University of Auckland's clinical trials centre studied seventy-four people and had half the participants dressing for a mock consultation wearing their own clothes and the other half put into… Audio
'Profound consequences': NZ scientists' 'dark energy' breakthrough
For years, have physicists believed the universe was expanding equally in all directions, and used the concept of "dark energy" to explain this.
Solving the World's Problems
Retired farmer and commentator Steve Wyn-Harris joins Jesse to talk about his latest meteorite adventures and the pressures the Christmas period puts on farmers. Audio
My Favourite Dead Person | Season 2 | Episode 5: Ernest Rutherford
Who is the face on Aotearoa's one-hundred-dollar note, and what incredible achievement did he discover? Find out as our tamariki tell Josh all about the famously mustachioed Ernest Rutherford. Video
What methane seeping from Antarctic might mean
Methane is escaping from below the seafloor in Antarctica - what are the potential implications for further warming of the planet?
Our Changing World: Antarctic methane seeps
On her recent trip in Antarctica, Claire Concannon caught up with a team of NIWA researchers who are discovering new methane seeps.
These are areas where methane gas or fluid escapes from below the… Audio