Our Changing World for Thursday 21 March 2019
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Fat happy kākāpō chicks
5:30 PM.Thirty four kākāpō chicks are putting on plenty of weight in wild nests as the rimu fruit ripens, and 23 chicks are also being hand-reared, in episode 13 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio
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Astatine - awfully rare
8:00 AM.No one has ever seen astatine, which shares the distinction of being one of the rarest naturally-occurring elements on earth. Find out more with Allan Blackman from AUT in episode 7 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 21 March 2019
9:05 PM.Barium is a chemical element that hates being on its own, and experts from Orana Park and Auckland Zoo are looking after hand-reared kakapo chicks. Audio
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Barium - never found on its own
8:00 AM.Barium is never found on its own in nature, as it loves buddying up - but a version of it is found in hospitals. Allan Blackman from AUT reveals barium's secrets in episode 8 of Elemental. Read more Audio
