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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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00:11:58

Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/14

New research confirms that Antarctica will contribute sigificantly to future sea level rise unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed from 2020 onwards.

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00:09:45

Living in the age of resilience

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/08

French experts Pierre Ducret and Lucile Schmid discuss the social impacts of climate change and the challenges in building a fair, low-carbon economy.

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00:15:57

Wellington joins 100 Resilient Cities

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/08

Wellington recently joined the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities programme and urban planners are now mapping out a long-term resilience plan for the capital.

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00:17:03

Why kakariki are losing their feathers

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/08

Tiny skin mites are causing mange and feather loss amongst red-crowned parakeets on Tiritiri Matangi Island, and a screening programme is keeping an eye on the problem

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00:17:41

How best to invest in science

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/08

Motu's director Adam Jaffe responds to the government's science funding strategy and discusses recent research into the efficacy of the Marsden Fund.

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00:14:02

Science of stony soils and water

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/08

There are a million hectares of stony soils in New Zealand - and scientists are using lysimeters to measure how water and cow urine move through them

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00:04:18

Kermadec region becomes an open ocean sanctuary

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/01

This week, the government announced the creation of the Kermadec ocean sanctuary, which covers 620,000 square kilometres and bans mining, prospecting and fishing.

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00:15:12

Too much salt

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/01

We live in a high salt world, so how feasible is it in our current shopping environment to eat a low sodium diet

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00:14:40

Offsetting biodiversity losses

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/01

Environmental Defence Society policy analyst Marie Brown discusses the challenge of how development projects can offset biodiversity losses.

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00:13:40

Moving animals for conservation

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/01

There have been hundreds of relocations of animals for conservation reasons in New Zealand and Australia - so what lessons have we learnt

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00:13:12

Planning for a pandemic

Our Changing World ·

2015/10/01

The Great Barrier Island community discusses the frightening prospect that they could be the sole survivors after a global flu pandemic.

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00:21:08

Wildbase - a hospital dedicated to native wildlife

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/24

At Wildbase, New Zealand's only dedicated wildlife hospital, vets treat more than 300 native animals each year as well as doing research on conservation issues.

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00:15:46

Oil off a duck's back

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/24

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

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00:12:45

Rethinking enzyme evolution

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/24

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

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00:15:04

The worm returns

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/24

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

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00:13:30

East Antarctica not a 'sleeping giant'

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/17

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.

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00:09:32

Viruses in invasive Argentine ants

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/17

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

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00:10:57

New Zealand's first national bee health survey

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/17

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.

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00:11:58

Shining a light on our biological clock

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/17

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.

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00:15:38

'Orchard in a box' - using GM to breed better apples

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/17

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

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