Our Changing World

Plant and Food Research scientists are hoping to breed kiwifruit cultivars that show resistance to the pathogen Psa Audio

Pathologist Christopher Pease explains what he looks for when he checks cells to determine if a patient has cancer Audio

At Victoria University, cancer researchers are engineering microbes to produce prodrugs that could help kill cancer cells Audio

After nearly half a century, the hunt for the Higgs Boson may be over as CERN announces new particle Read more Audio

A special feature on environmental monitoring in the Rena Recovery programme, and the role of volunteers in the clean-up Read more Audio

START is a new initiative in Palmerston North to foster collaboration between artists and scientists Audio

Last year, Maui Stuart explained how being diagnosed with sleep apnoea was life-changing. Ruth Beran finds out how he is faring. Audio

Grant Pearce talks about 20 years of fire research at Scion and the tools developed to help fights fires more effectively Audio

Volunteers in Christchurch are collecting a huge amount of earthquake data with mini-seismometers and their home computers Audio

Scientists are starting a project to see if bumblebees can be recruited to pollinate flowers in commercial orchards Audio

Seismologist Bill Stephenson explains why soft soils are often severely affected by earthquake shaking Read more Audio

New Zealand is now home to the world's largest dark sky reserve above the Mackenzie Basin Read more Audio