Our Changing World

Budding marine biologists head out to sea on board the University of Otago's research vessel Polaris. Audio

Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley Thompson talk about their climate research focusing on the world's glaciers. Audio

Amelia Nurse finds out what's on the menu for carnivorous plants. Audio

Alison Ballance meets Hortresearch's Arlene Bradley as she hand-pollinates apricot blossoms. Read more Audio

New Zealand's leading organic certifier BioGro celebrates its first 25 years. Audio

A Crop and Food Research team aims to develop plants with better root systems that need less water and fertiliser. Audio

Mark Richards and his team receive the University of Otago's Distinguished Research Medal for research on heart hormones. Audio

DOC's John Sawyer visits Amelia Nurse's garden and suggests what plants could replace the invasive pest plants. Audio

Chris Smith talks to Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees and psychiatry professor Paul Fletcher. Audio

Oxford University physicist Phil Burrows explains what anti-matter is and why the Higgs Boson is such a wanted particle. Audio

Entomologist George Gibbs explains new research about how certain lineages of big birds lost their power of flight. Audio

Eday, a nation-wide initiative to recycle electronic waste safely, is on this weekend. Audio