Our Changing World

Life in the Heathcote River recovered very quickly after millions of litres of raw sewage flowed in Read more Audio

A team of University of Canterbury geologists, led by Mark Quigley, explores the region's tectonic history Audio

Nikolaus Hermanspahn explains how the National Radiation Laboratory tests samples for radioactivity Audio

University of Canterbury mathematician Alex James explains how maths helps ecologists to better understand complexity Audio

Cate Macinnis-Ng is investigating how giant kauri trees might respond to climate change Audio

Mark Hampton is trying to determine how the body's own antioxidants work and how they could be used to treat cancer Audio

Long-finned eels are endemic to New Zealand and a new report indicates that they are at risk of becoming extinct Audio

Miranda Shorebird Centre manager Keith Woodley is an expert on migratory Arctic waders and New Zealand's resident shorebirds Read more Audio

ESR scientists have created pathogen mimics to understand how germs pass though water filters and contaminate groundwater Audio

The University of Canterbury's CEISMIC project is building a digital archive of earthquake-related information Audio

As Christchurch rebuilds, archaeologists are uncovering a wealth of clues about life during the city's earliest decades Audio

ESR scientists have developed a new test to track the causes of Campylobater outbreaks within hours Audio