Our Changing World

An IRL facility tests shipboard systems and equipment to ensure they can withstand shocks Audio

Marine collagen in hoki skin has particular properties that Plant and Food Research scientists can exploit for electrospinning Audio

Peter Lewis demonstrates the Byfusion system which turns waste plastic into bricks Audio

GNS seismologists explain why the Darfield and Christchurch earthquakes were so damaging and 'punchy' Audio

A team of conservators from the Antarctic Heritage Trust are nearing the end of a multi-year effort to restore a 1908 hut Read more Audio

Two Waikato University physicists have developed a theoretical model of the brain as it undergoes anaesthesia Read more Audio

Cumaceans, or comma shrimps, are tiny sediment dwellers that feature in volume 2 of the NZ Inventory of Biodiversity Read more Audio

Nigel French and his team are identifying and tracing zoonoses - human diseases that come from animals Read more Audio

Waikato University student Chelsea Vickers is trying to culture soil microbes as part of Craig Cary's Erebus research Read more Audio

Waikato University's Craig Cary studies soil microbes living in warm thermal soils near the summit of Antarctica's Mount Erebus Read more Audio

Richard Blaikie, John Watt and Kerstin Lucas speak at a Chemistry Variety Show and students share their opinions afterwards Read more Audio

Nobel laureate Sir Anthony Leggett speaks to 1400 school students about his career and tips for winning a Nobel Prize Read more Audio