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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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00:16:10

To Catch a Trapdoor Spider

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/20

Trapdoor spiders live on mud banks in long silk-lined tunnels with a camouflaged trapdoor, and Vikki Smith has developed a cunning way of luring them out

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00:13:28

'Air Puffs', Speech and Mobile Phones

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/13

Adding air puffs that we produce during speech to mobile phones and hearing aids might make understanding conversations in noisy environments easier

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00:51:43

Tracking the Lapita Expansion Across the Pacific

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/13

Veronika Meduna joins Pacific archaeologists at the oldest cemetery in the pacific to find out about the Lapita and their epic voyage of discovery.

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00:15:49

How Nature is Good for our Well-being

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/06

Environmental scientist Lin Roberts argues that nature's ecosystem services are good for our well-being as well as the planet

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00:16:55

Making Urban Bushland Better

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/06

New Plymouth has more pockets of urban bush than any other NZ city, and ecologists study them to improve the success of ecological restorations

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00:23:36

Testing Volcanic Ballistics with a Cannon and Catapult

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/06

Geologists are using a cannon, a trebuchet and silly putty wrapped in condoms to investigate volcanic ballistics and better understand volcanic eruptions

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00:36:54

A Community Wind Farm for Blueskin Bay

Our Changing World ·

2015/07/30

The Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust is working towards building three community-owned wind turbines that will help build the community's resilience and energy independence

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00:16:57

The Road to Paris - UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres

Our Changing World ·

2015/07/30

UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says a global, legally-binding agreement will be reached at Paris climate summit, but concedes it falls short of two degree target.

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00:19:41

A Treasure Trove of Natural Sciences at Puke Ariki

Our Changing World ·

2015/07/28

New Plymouth's museum Puke Ariki is catalogueing its vast natural sceinces collections to make them more accessible to the public.

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00:21:46

North Island Brown Kiwi Genome

Our Changing World ·

2015/07/23

The genome of the North Island brown kiwi has just been published by an international team of researchers

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00:25:30

Sleep Apnoea

Our Changing World ·

2015/07/23

Ruth Beran's award-winning feature on sleep apnoea follows Maui Stewart to the sleep clinic on a journey to better health.

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00:15:19

Sea Urchins and Their 'Landscape of Fear'

Our Changing World ·

2015/07/23

Do sea urchins live in a 'landscape of fear' and is the mere presence of predatory crayfish and snapper enough to change their behaviour?

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