Our Changing World

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

Moa specialist Richard Holdaway investigates whether moa populations were heathy or declining before the arrival of people. Read more Audio

Evolutionary biologists ask why a high evolution rate in Adelie penguins results in few, if any, morphological changes. Read more Audio

The final episode of the kakapo series traces the daily routines of managing the flightless parrots. Read more Audio

Oxford University physicist Brian Foster and violinist Jack Liebeck team up to explore Albert Einstein's life. Read more Audio

Palaeontologist Dallas Mildenhall explains how plant DNA, fossils and pollen can trace New Zealand's geological history. Read more Audio