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Fact check: could smoking weed off a can give you Alzheimer's?
Teens have smoked weed from the side of a can for decades, and probably always will. But doesn't that give you Alzheimer's?
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Teens have smoked weed from the side of a can for decades, and probably always will. But doesn't that give you Alzheimer's?
Superstar scientist Brian Cox talks to Alice Webb-Liddall about aliens, wormholes, and whether he'd punch Albert Einstein if he had the chance.
What might happen to the ecology, economy and overall quality of life in our distant isles?
This weekend marks the release of Dancing With Atoms, veteran filmmaker Shirley Horrock's tribute to physicist Sir Paul Callaghan. Don Rowe talks to Horrocks about his life and legacy.
On the first ever International Day of Light, Prof David Hutchinson outlines how the science of light is changing the world of computing, manufacturing, agriculture and medicine in New Zealand and around the world.
Developed by NZ plant scientists, Calocurb is being marketed as a major step forward in appetite-control treatment. But is it all it's cracked up to be? Weight loss industry expert Andrew Dickson gave it a try.
The arguments for ditching your four-wheel addiction are overwhelming, writes public health expert Caroline Shaw
What is it like to have a disease that nobody can 'see' and which society can shame you for talking about?
If regional councils are to use new funding to address water quality, they could start in Hawkes Bay, where wood mill effluent continues to be an issue 27 years after a damning report into its effects.
Year in, year out, the controversy over the possible health effects of electro magnetic frequencies from cellphones and cellular antennas rumbles on. Paul Brislen takes a deep dive into the evidence.
A new study shows that menstrual cups and cotton tampons may not be as safe as people are being led to believe.
The term 'evidence' has a fascinating linguistic and social history – and it’s a good reminder that even today the truth of scientific evidence depends on it being presented in a convincing way, writes James A. T. Lancaster
'Super-gonorrhoea' has been reported in Australia, and experts say we're next. How bad could it get?
If humans ever want to achieve the outlandish, science fiction sounding goal of a colony on Mars, our species will get their in part thanks to virtual reality.
Six ways to improve water quality in New Zealand's lakes and rivers.
The latest inventory of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions shows a 20% increase in emissions from 1990 to 2016. The Science Media Centre has collected commentary from the experts
China's defunct space station Tiangong-1 is expected to hit Earth in the next few hours. What are we doing, asks astrophysicist Brad E Tuckeer, to deal with the junk already in space and prevent more?
