Our Changing World

Chatham Island oystercatchers have responded well to management that includes moving nests up the beach away from waves Read more Audio

Matt Golding explains that a new study has found that fat is a taste, not just a texture Audio

Veranis Corporation researchers are adding water to diesel to create a cleaner fuel for New Zealand vehicles Audio

Palmerston North-based company OBO is using an air cannon to test sports gear like face masks Audio

Plant and Food Research scientists have found that a compound in blackcurrants reduces inflammation in lung cells Audio

Andreas Hermann has developed a new way to calculate the crystalline properties of ice Audio

Roy Kerr talks about black holes and how he solved one of Einstein's most difficult equations Audio

Mangere Island in the Chathams has been the focus of New Zealand's most remote replanting project as Bridget Gibb explains Read more Audio

Graham Le Gros and Mali Camberis are studying hookworms in the hope of developing a vaccine as well as treatments for diseases Read more Audio

The book Plants that Poison is a guide to New Zealand's poisonous plants, from green potatoes to castor beans Read more Audio

University of Otago's Chris Sissons and Lisa Wong are using an artificial mouth to study dental plaque Read more Audio

At night Rangatira Island is alive with seabirds, wetas, spiders, and war whooping scientists catching Chatham petrels Read more Audio