Our Changing World

Sir Mark Walport, the chief scientific advisor to the British government, discusses the importance of science in society and policy. Read more Audio

The results are in from DNA tests of 100 New Zealanders who took part in the National Geographic’s Genographic Project earlier this year. Read more Audio

A microbiologist, a food scientist and a pharmacist are collaborating to create anti-microbial nano-fibre wound dressings using polyphenols from wine waste Read more Audio

Rogue waves cause damage both at sea and when light is pulsed, so optical fibre research may lead to better lasers and ship design Read more Audio

An ecological modeller and a gaming expert have created a forest ecology-based online game as well as a smaller game featuring zombie possums and Stompy the Kiwi Read more Audio

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A discussion about the role of Antarctica's ice sheets in future sea-level rise, recorded during World Science Week New Zealand Audio

An electronic device has been developed which uses echolocation to alert blind people to obstacles in the environment Read more Audio

Compounds made from a hallucinogenic party drug called Salvia divinorum could be the basis of new anti-addiction treatments Read more Audio

Rob DeConto is an ice-sheet and climate modeller, and he warns that if polar ice sheets melt global sea level could rise by 60 metres Read more Audio

Stable isotope analysis of sea lion and fur seal hair and bones is showing how marine food webs have changed over time Read more Audio

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