ScienceandHealth
Navigating the natural world around us and inside us and how we care for it and ourselves.
Meet the seals that are Antarctica’s underwater opera singers – and how they reveal the health of the icy Southern Ocean.
Weddell seals live and breed further south than any mammal on earth – and sea ice is part of the secret to their success. Join scientists probing the health of both the seals and ice.
Is fasting a shortcut to better health?
Healthy or Hoax puts fads to the test. In this episode, the latest science on fasting reveals implications for your weight, energy levels and brain.
Like many Kiwis this year Rose Matafeo came home... only to wind up in a shower talking about her hopes and fears.
Comedian Rose Matafeo is this episode’s guest in the shower with James Nokise, talking about mental health and happiness... and packing drunk.
A charismatic rare bird. A drone. And dedicated conservationists in a race to save a species from extinction
Kakapo can’t fly, but their sperm can, as innovative conservationists use the latest technology to save one of the world’s most ancient and endangered birds.
Invented during WWII, radioactive Americium is probably in your home. Learn all the elements in this quick, fun podcast.
A fun alphabetical journey through the periodic table of elements with AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman and RNZ’s Alison Ballance, mixes science with history, mythology, geography and even pop culture.
What would happen if you got sucked into a black hole?
Nanogirl and her AI sidekick CLAIR jump aboard their Jet Volt to answer science questions from kids. In this episode it’s off to space... and Cobham Intermediate in Christchurch.
The greatest experience of my life was holding her. And the hardest.
With tears, humour and heartbreak, Sam Arcus and Kate Gudsell relive the birth and death of their daughter - Wren Sarah Thunderstorm.
What’s the real reason Māori die younger?
Māori have a shorter life expectancy than non Māori. Medical student Emma Espiner looks at why and how we might achieve a more equitable health system. Made possible by the RNZ/NZ On Air Innovation Fund.
How do you raise confident kids and keep them confident?
Are We There Yet? offers top tips on parenting and in this episode looks at how you can boost your kids confidence. Hint: It’s not just innate and failing helps.
Could the summer sun save us from climate change?
New Zealand needs to go electric if it’s going to reach carbon zero. And fast. So what role can solar power play in saving the world?