Our Changing World

'After the outfall' is an inter-disciplinary study looking at the effect of diverting wastewater out of the Heathcote Estuary Audio

IRL's Jeff Tallon, with colleague Bob Buckley, received the Prime Minister's Science Prize for their work on superconductors Read more Audio

Richard Furneaux and Peter Tyler are developing enzyme inhibitors to target medical conditions, with some in clinical trials Audio

Matthias Lein is using a supercomputer to solve chemical reactions, particularly reactions where gold is the catalyst Audio

Dave Kelly explains how snow tussocks try to outwit their seed predators with irregular mass flowering Audio

Viticulturalists and ecologists are collaborating to increase the use of beneficial plants and insects in vineyards. Audio

Maggie Kalev-Zylinska is analysing blood to determine if the immune system could lead to a novel therapy for stroke Audio

Peter Malin plays the sound of an earthquake to a group of visiting scientists and outlines research into geothermal energy Audio

Anne Tomlinson is using her garage to study the ecology of millipedes and their role in recycling nutrients on the forest floor Audio

Bioprotection Research Centre scientists are looking at a group of soil fungi with the ability to protect crops from disease Audio

Peter Matthews cooks a meal of taro, and explains how he's been tracking the crop's history around the globe Audio

University of Auckland scientists are using custom-made flexible electrodes to measure the electrical activity of stomachs Audio