Our Changing World

Theoretical chemist Nicola Gaston discusses her book about sexism in science and why she thinks the problem is pervasive and systemic. Read more Video, Audio

Australasian bitterns are one of New Zealand's most cryptic and threatened wetland birds, and the males attract females with a deep foghorn boom. Read more Audio, Gallery

The UK approves the use of new gene editing techniques on human embryos for research purposes. Read more

A team of biologists and chemists are developing super lures, based on pheromones found in animal urine, that they hope will be more attractive and longer lasting than food lures Read more Video, Audio

Pete Convey, a polar ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, discusses how growing numbers of tourists and a changing climate increase the risk of species invasions. Read more Audio

Year 12 and 13 students join scientists at the MacDiarmid Institute for a week-long nanocamp of experimentation and learning. Read more Video, Audio

The ruru, or morepork, is our only surviving native owl and locals living on Banks Peninsula are giving them a helping hand by providing luxury accommodation. Read more Audio

Geologists will decide later this year whether to add a new human created epoch - the Anthropocene - to the geological time scale Read more Audio

Auckland's Dalmatian community has contributed to a genetic survey of New Zealand, which shows that just about all of the world's genetic lineages are represented in New Zealand. Read more Audio

John Darby began building floating nest platforms for Lake Wanaka's grebes three years ago - and they're a resounding success Read more Audio, Gallery

The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males Read more