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The Southland accent - a rolling change
The Southland accent has a distinctive burr, and new research is revealing how those 'rolled Rs' have changed over time. Audio
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Fluorine - the non-stick element
20 May 2019Fluorine is a highly toxic green gas that is the main ingredient in non-stick teflon coatings. In ep 27 of Elemental, Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, says that… Audio
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Europium - putting the security in the Euro
17 May 2019Europium is named after Europe and is responsible for a forgery-busting aspect of the Euro banknote, reports Prof Allan Blackman in ep 26 of Elemental. Audio
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Mystery of the longfin eel's breeding ground
NIWA freshwater ecologists hope sophisticated satellite tags will solve the msytery of where New Zealand's longfin eels go to breed in the Pacific. Audio
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The Southland accent - a rolling change
23 May 2019The Southland accent has a distinctive burr, and new research is revealing how those 'rolled Rs' have changed over time. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 23 May 2019
23 May 2019Southlanders are rolling their Rs more - and less - than 100 years ago, and the chemical element fluorine. Audio
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Fluorine - the non-stick element
20 May 2019Fluorine is a highly toxic green gas that is the main ingredient in non-stick teflon coatings. In ep 27 of Elemental, Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, says that fluorine has very different properties… Read more Audio
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Europium - putting the security in the Euro
17 May 2019Europium is named after Europe and is responsible for a forgery-busting aspect of the Euro banknote, reports Prof Allan Blackman in ep 26 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Mystery of the longfin eel's breeding ground
NIWA freshwater ecologists hope sophisticated satellite tags will solve the msytery of where New Zealand's longfin eels go to breed in the Pacific. Read more Audio
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Foulden Maar - a 23-million year-old fossil treasure trove
16 May 2019A 23-year million year old volcanic crater in inland Otago that is a treasure trove of exquisiute fossils is facing the threat of being mined for animal feed. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 16 May 2019
16 May 2019NIWA is tagging longfin eels to try and find their mysterious breeding grounds, and Foulden Maar is one of NZ's premier fossil sites. Audio
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Worrying times for kākāpō
15 May 2019A spate of kākāpō chicks deaths from a fungal pneumonia caused by aspergillosis has DOC's Kākāpō Recovery Team very worried. Two further adult deaths bring the population to 144 birds with 73 living… Read more Audio
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Erbium - through rose-tinted glasses
13 May 2019Erbium is named after a chemically famous Swedish village, and adds a rose-tinted glow to the periodic table, in ep 25 of Elemental with Allan Blackman from AUT. Read more Audio
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Dysprosium - hard to get
10 May 2019Dysprosium earned its name by being very hard to separate from other elements and has become very important in electric car motors. Join Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 24 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Kea get a helping hand
9 May 2019The Kea Conservation Trust & the Arthur's Pass Wildlife Trust have combined forces to band kea as part of a citizen science project & are working to make the village a safer place for the curious… Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 9 May 2019
9 May 2019The Kea Conservation Trust is working with South Island communities to better understand kea and find ways to keep them out of trouble. Audio
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