Our Changing World

Socks are the focus of a textile research project into the best fibre, yarn and fabric structure Audio

The endophytic fungus in perennial ryegrass uses siderophores to grab iron from their host Audio

Scientists from Te Papa and Auckland Museum prepare a rarely-seen 2.1m sharp-tailed sunfish for display Audio

Like yellow-eyed penguins, New Zealand sealions only recently colonised the mainland, after another sealion species went extinct Read more Audio

An Auckland company has developed soft stretchy Bluetooth sensors using artificial muscles to measure human body motion Audio

A Cawthron Institute project is testing for chemicals in common household products and determining their environmental impact Audio

Shaun Hendy, of Victoria University and Callaghan Innovation, discusses how science could transform NZ's economy Audio

Shaun Hendy, of Victoria University and Callaghan Innovation, discusses how science could transform NZ's economy Audio

Eminent Australian statistician Terry Speed explains bioinformatics and how epigenetics modifies gene expression Audio

Alan Davidson and Teresa Holm are working on induced pluripotent stem cells with the aim of one day being able to regrow kidneys Audio

The Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Trust is halfway through an ambitious project to eradicate possums from Otago Peninsula Read more Audio

Keith Petrie and his team are studying placebo and nocebo effects and their influence on the outcomes of medicine and infrasound Audio