Our Changing World

Four Palmerston North households have had their rubbish and recycling under a spotlight as part of a waste minimisation study Read more Audio

University of Otago haematologists explain how advances in DNA technology are helping them to understand different types of leukaemia. Read more Audio

Eduardo Sandoval and Tim Pomroy are making a life-sized robot from 3D printed parts to study human-robot interactions Read more Audio

Only about 120 kakabeak plants survive in the wild, but the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust hopes to increase numbers in the Hawke's Bay. Read more Audio

Harlene Hayne explains some of the novel experiments used in her Marsden funded studies of memory in infants Read more Audio

Rowi are New Zealand's rarest kiwi, and 'egg rescues' that see chicks hatched and raised in captivity have resulted in a big increase in the bird's numbers Read more Audio

University of Otago geneticist Peter Dearden is using the bee genome to develop a bee-friendly insecticide. Read more Audio

The plasticiser and pestidicide, dibutylphthalate, is being studied to determine why it may cause developmental defects in men Read more Audio

Astrophysicist and writer Marcus Chown talks about his latest book, What a Wonderful World. Read more Audio

UAVs are being used to collect spatial data for ecological research after frustrations with satellite photos being obscured by cloud cover Read more Audio

Massey University researchers are looking at how young adults use Facebook in relation to their drinking activities Read more Audio

New Zealand's first multi-disciplinary space unconference brings together enthusiasts. Read more Audio