Our Changing World

National Geographic's Genographic project visits Gisborne to sample DNA from members of Ngai Tamanuhiri. Read more Audio

GNS Science palaeontologists head on a fieldtrip in the area when fossil hunter Joan Wiffen found her first dinosaur fossils 40 years ago. Read more Audio

Moa Point on Wellington's south coast is a hotspot for common skinks and common geckos. Read more Audio

Measuring non-native English speakers' accents show changes depending on the situation and what they are talking about Read more Audio

Start-up company BioLumic is built on basic research into the effect of UV light on plant growth. Read more Audio

The development of a cow urine sensor is leading to a better understanding of where nitrogen is deposited in paddocks Read more Audio

Two forms of electrical stimulation to the brain are being trialled for depression at the University of New South Wales Read more Audio

The Classifynder, developed at Massey University, is automating pollen identification and counting Read more Audio

A preview of the IPCC's report on climate change impacts and adaptation, due out on Monday. Audio

Two of the authors of the IPCC's chapter on Australasia discuss climate change impacts in NZ and Australia. Read more Audio

Ketamine, an anaesthetic and party drug, is being trialled in Sydney as a treatment for major depression Read more Audio

Conservationist Gerry McSweeney talks about old growth forest and using 1080 for biodiversity restoration at a landscape scale Read more Audio