Our Changing World

Like Darwin before him, Spencer Barrett is interested in the mating system of plants, especially invasive plants. Audio

Tim Sands is using nanotechnology to improve an old technology. Audio

Kath Walker and Graeme Elliott have been studying the Gibson's wandering albatross on Adam's Island since 1991. Read more Audio

University of Maine earth scientist George Denton is in New Zealand next week for a lecture about the last ice age. Audio

Te Papa botanists Patrick Brownsey and Leon Perrie discuss the mystery surrounding New Zealand's hen and chicken fern. Audio

In part 2 of the series, chemist Annie Powell explains how nanotechnology can mimic nature. Audio

DOC's sea lion research leader Louise Chilvers talks about the decline in sea lion numbers in the Auckland islands. Audio

University of Otago geneticist Stephen Robertson discovers a link between a rare genetic bone condition and a childhood cancer. Read more Audio

Te Papa botanists Patrick Brownsey and Leon Perrie explore New Zealand's native ferns. Read more Audio

DOC's Peter McLelland talks about past and planned eradications of introduced mammals from subantarctic islands. Read more Audio

University of Warwick chemist Julie McPherson explains how carbon nanotubes can be used as tiny wires. Read more Audio

Alison Ballance visits the main breeding ground of the southern royal albatross with DOC scientist Peter Moore. Read more Audio