Our Changing World

Tiny, noisy gas bubbles produced by a tropical seaweed are part of the soundscape of a coral reef. Read more Video, Audio

The Department of Conservation and special guests celebrate the dramatic rediscovery of the takahē in Fiordland, 70 years ago. Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand has a growing population of older drivers and an important issue is 'when do they give up driving?' Read more Audio

Warren Tate has jointly won the 2018 Marsden Medal for a lifetime of molecular discoveries about proteins and the genes that code them. Read more Audio

Judith Bateup has been awarded the Cranwell Medal for science communication, for running hands-on microbiology classes for school students. Read more Audio

Yoram Barak says there are some simple ways of maintaining a healthy brain into old age. Good social relationships are key. Read more Audio

Melting polar ice will be the biggest contributor to sea level rise in future - but will it come from Greenland or Antarctica? Read more Audio

Te Awaroa o Porirua Whaitua committee is a group of locals thinking about freshwater quality in the Porirua catchment and harbour. Read more Audio