Our Changing World

Little triplefin fish living in rock pools regularly face not enough or too much oxygen - discovering how they cope could help people suffering from brain hypoxia Read more Audio, Gallery

University of Canterbury physicist Jenni Adams explains how high-energy neutrinos could help track the origins of cosmic rays. Read more Video, Audio

Short-tailed bats are vulnerable to predation by rats - but what is the risk to the bats from toxins being used to protect them from the rats?

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Uga or coconut crab are hunted in large numbers in Niue but to conserve them the Niuean Government has placed an indefinite ban on their export Read more Audio

The government has held a series of consultation meetings asking people how New Zealand should manage its greenhouse gas emissions Read more Audio

New Zealand's most unusual flowering plant has a strong connection with a rare nocturnal mammal - and both are thriving in the forests of Pureora. Read more Video, Audio

An MRI has been developed which can be transported because it uses high temperature superconductors and does not require liquid helium Read more Audio

The Hop Lab in Motueka is a small research brewery, where a Plant and Food Research scientists are breeding, growing and testing new varieties of hops Read more Audio

The global 2015 Top 10 New Species List includes an endangered parasitic plant from the Philippines described by University of Canterbury botanists Read more Audio

For the first time, geologists find direct evidence for large subduction earthquakes underneath central New Zealand Read more Audio

Metabolite biomarkers in hair may allow scientists to advise women on what they should eat to avoid pregnancy complications Read more Audio

Scientists discover a new process, in which mitochondrial DNA is exchanged between cells in the body Read more Audio