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Our Changing World

Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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00:10:45

The legacy of Riccarton Bush

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/17

Riccarton Bush in Christchurch contains the last remnant of a kahikatea floodplain forest in Canterbury, thanks to the Deans family's early conservation efforts.

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00:15:44

The importance of taxonomy and biological collections

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/17

The report on 'National Taxonomic Collections in New Zealand' recommends more secure funding and greater national coordination for the country's 29 significant biological collections

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00:10:11

A century with Einstein

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/17

2015 marks the centenary of Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, which explains how gravity works on objects, from falling apples to orbiting planets.

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00:25:37

Stories hidden in rocks

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/10

In this wrap of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand's annual conference, we explore what rocks tell us about our changing world.

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00:01:30

Lichen Quartet - a poem

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/10

Poet Janis Freegard reads 'Lichen Quartet' from her poetry book 'The Glass Rooster' (AUP 2015)

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00:10:24

Wetland wanderings in the Whangamarino

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/10

Alison Ballance joins freshwater fish expert Stella McQueen in one of New Zealand’s largest bogs – the Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland – in search of fernbirds, spotless crake and mudfish

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00:16:07

Lampreys aka 'vampire fish'

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/10

Lampreys are eel-like jawless fish, related to sharks, that spend their lives in fresh and salt water, and at sea they use their sucker-like mouths to attach to large animals to feed

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00:29:43

Ecology in action

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/03

Big declines in numbers of forest birds and native moths, revelations that kiore ate moa, and the discovery of Asian as well as European house mice in New Zealand are amongst the latest ecology news

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00:16:37

First global assessment of soil quality

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/03

December 5 is World Soil Day and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is preparing for the release of the world's first report on the quality of our soils.

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00:12:44

Protecting grape vines from leafroll virus

Our Changing World ·

2015/12/03

Researchers at Plant and Food Research are developing an array of visual and molecular tools to help combat leafroll virus in grape vines

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00:17:12

Limiting nitrate leaching on dairy farms

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/26

Massey University soil scientists are investigating how taking cows off paddocks during certain times of the year could significantly reduce the amount of nitrate leaching into waterways.

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00:09:33

Life at the edge

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/26

Light is crucial to the creatures that live on the ocean floor around Antarctica, but they have to get by without it for several weeks. NIWA marine ecologist Vonda Cummings explains how.

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00:12:43

Tea bag science

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/26

Tea bags containing red and green tea leaves have been buried in the soil for three months, to give insights into tussock grassland ecosystems and how they are being affected by climate change

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00:15:22

'This issue will define my generation'

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/26

A group of young New Zealand is heading to Paris as part of the official Youth Delegation to observe the UN climate talks.

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00:09:47

Antarctic glacier's past rapid retreat

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/26

Research published today provides the first geological evidence for the potential of runaway ice loss in Antarctica.

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00:00:47

The sound of shark skin

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/19

The prickly dogfish is a small deepsea shark with very rough skin. Shark skin is made from 'dermal denticles' which are like teeth

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00:18:31

Fishes of New Zealand

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/19

The Fishes of New Zealand is the first definitive guide to all of our freshwater and marine fishes since 1872, and it includes more than 1260 species

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00:15:18

Sir James Hector's scientific legacy

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/19

Science historian Simon Nathan discusses his biography of Sir James Hector, New Zealand's first government scientist.

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00:13:02

Coastal crabs - a go-to-guide

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/19

NIWA has produced some electronic field guides to coastal creatures, including one on crabs

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00:12:03

The good and the bad of sunshine

Our Changing World ·

2015/11/19

Material scientist Martin Allen has developed wearable UV sensors that allow school children to monitor their exposure to the sun's ultra-violet radiation.

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