Our Changing World

Victoria University ecologists Jeff Shima and Anna Smith explain population dynamics and the ecology of coastal habitats. Audio

Matthew Jones dissects thousands of fish guts to figure out who eats who in the deep sea. Audio

Ian Jamieson's genetic research on robins on Ulva Island has revealed some surprising findings about the risk of inbreeding Audio

Dennis Gordon has been compiling an about-to-be published 'book of life' for New Zealand Audio

Palaeontologist Ewan Fordyce uses New Zealand's rich fossil record to trace the evolution of modern whales and penguins Audio

Spanish expert Juan Blanco is helping the National Kakapo Team's attempt to add rare Fiordland genes to the kakapo population Audio

Tim Sippel is attaching satellite tags to striped marlin and Pacific bluefin tuna to find out where they travel to Read more Audio

Fish ecologist Andy Hicks studies whitebait life cycles and their recruitment in river systems Read more Audio

Rose Thorogood is investigating the idea that the colour inside a baby bird's mouth tells the parents how healthy the chick is Read more Audio

Introduced brown tree frogs can survive being frozen solid, and Kalinka Rexer-Huber and Phil Bishop are finding out how. Read more Audio

Veronika Meduna discusses Darwin's ideas, struggles and impact with evolutionary biologists and science historians . Read more Audio

Kakapo scientists explain of role rimu fruit in synchronising kakapo breeding and providing food for chicks. Read more Audio