Our Changing World

It takes 400 litres of freshwater to clean a seabird that has been covered in oil, but new research using ducks shows that seawater is a viable alternative Read more Audio

Proteins have evolved over many millions of years - but they can also evolve rapidly, in just years, and this offers insights into how evolution itself works Read more Audio

Many farms in New Zealand are missing deep burrowing earthworms, that can help better grass growth, so Nicole Schon is relocating worms to farms in need Read more Audio

An expedition to east Antarctica's Totten glacier returns with evidence suggesting that east Antarctica may not be as resistant to melting as once thought. Read more Audio

Ecologists at Victoria University have discovered that the invasive Argentine ants host a virus associated with bee deaths. Read more Audio

Bees are in trouble and to get a better idea of might be contributing to colony loses, Landcare Research is calling on beekeepers to help with a national survey. Read more Audio

Guy Warman, at the University of Auckland, explores how anaesthesia affects the body's biological clock and whether light therapy could help reduce sleep disruption post surgery. Read more Audio

A greenhouse that is also a strict containment facility allows scientists to experimentally add apple genes to apple trees to speed up the breeding of new varieties Read more Audio

Matthias Heyne is investigating whether the tongue positions we learn as part of our native language influences the way trombonists play their instruments Read more Video, Audio

To mark the International Year of Soils, we look at New Zealand's rich diversity of soils Read more Video, Audio

Jason Tylianakis is an ecologist trying to understand how our complex natural world responds to change Read more Audio

Food scientists are investigating breakfast cereals and combinations with kiwifruit in search of a breakfast that helps control blood sugar levels Read more Audio