Our Changing World

Keen volunteers from the Nelson Branch of Forest and Bird turn out to help plant trees and trap predators Audio

The Sleep/Wake Centre is researching the effects of lack of sleep on airline pilots and pregnant women Audio

Leigh Signal from Massey University's Sleep/Wake Centre attaches electrodes to Ruth Beran's head Audio

Bird feeding, the Wednesday Work Group and fence monitoring are some of the volunteer jobs at Karori Sanctuary Audio

John Kendrick, the wildlife sound recordist behind the Morning Report bird calls, talks about them and his life Audio

Justin Hodgkiss is a member of the team creating printable solar cells and will be testing their physical properties Audio

Ashton Partridge and Richard Tilley are creating printable solar cells using conducting polymers and quantum nanodots Audio

Freshwater ecologist Mike Joy talks about pollution in the Manawatu River and research into native galaxiid fish Audio

Mike Paulin is interested in the mechanics of animal movement, and in creating realistic mathematical and computer models. Audio

University of Otago researchers are working out how spiders move their limbs, with a view to creating realistic computer models. Audio

Scientists at IRL believe they have invented a new way of capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Audio

Kevin Burns believes he has evidence that the extinct moa's eating habits shaped how the native lancewood tree grows. Audio