Our Changing World

A machine which grips and manoeuvres heavy hospital beds at the touch of a joystick has been designed at Massey University Read more Audio

In this interview from 2004, Oxford University mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, who will be in New Zealand next week, discusses prime numbers. Read more Audio

To mark World Soil Day, soil scientists head on a fieldtrip to explore New Zealand's volcanic soils. Read more Audio

A new study suggests a way of predicting how invasive plant species might be when moved to a new country Read more Audio

Michelle Dickinson is Nanogirl, a superhero teaching kids that science is fun, and she has won the 2014 Prime Minister's Science Media Communication Prize Read more Audio

The 5th underwater clean-up on Wellington's waterfront unearthed everything from office chairs to road cones and laptop computers Read more Audio

Prime Minister’s Science Prizes 2014 Read more Audio

2014 Spineless Wonders of the Year competition - winners Read more

Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin is now home to the southern-most tuatara population in New Zealand Read more Audio

Eleven researchers have been awarded prestigious medals by the Royal Society of New Zealand. Read more Audio

The 2014 winner of New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal, is theoretical chemist Peter Schwerdtfeger Read more Audio

The popular petunia flower is helping plant biologists unlock the genetic secrets behind plant colour and pattern Read more Audio