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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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00:18:09

Three decades on the tail of Hector’s dolphins

Our Changing World ·

2016/04/07

After more than 30 years of studying the world's smallest dolphins Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson still enjoy getting out on the water to observe Hector's dolphins, writes Alison Ballance.

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00:11:40

When a river meets the sea

Our Changing World ·

2016/04/07

NIWA oceanographers are using Deep Cove in Doubtful Sound, where the tailrace from the Manapouri power station flows into the sea, as a natural laboratory to study complex fluid dynamics.

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00:13:54

E-textiles and smart fabrics

Our Changing World ·

2016/04/07

Smart fabrics and e-textiles are a blend of fashion and technology, and can include knitted fabric that has electronic sensors woven into it.

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00:15:28

Search for early signals of dementia with Parkinson's...

Our Changing World ·

2016/04/07

Brain imaging scientist Tracy Melzer is using MRI scans to look for changes in the brain that could predict if a person with Parkinson's Disease will develop dementia.

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00:19:48

The art of science advice

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/31

New Zealand's chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, and Australia's newly-appointed chief scientist Alan Finkel discuss how their countries could work together for the good of science and innovation.

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00:23:37

Dunnocks - and what bird sperm can tell us

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/31

Bird sperm from native species such as robins, as well as introduced dunnocks from Dunedin, may shed light on problems with male fertility and infertile eggs.

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00:15:57

Hands-on geology at the marae

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/31

GNS Science scientists work together with Ngati Kahungunu to run marae-based workshops on geological hazards, natural resources and climate change.

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00:26:07

Restoring nature at Nelson's Brook Waimarama Sanctuary

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/24

A 14.5 kilometre-long pest proof fence will soon be keeping nature safe from invasive animals, in a nearly 700-hectare forest sanctuary on the outskirts of Nelson

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00:20:35

Making sense of the code of life

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/24

BBC broadcaster Adam Rutherford discusses how genomics is changing how we think about medicine, agriculture, conservation and even our relationship to our nearest evolutionary cousins, the Neanderthals.

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00:12:59

Tracking the health of kaimoana off Taranaki coast

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/24

A local hapu, New Plymouth residents and marine scientists have set up a group to monitor the health of kaimoana on the reefs off Waitara, on the Taranaki coast.

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00:14:44

New Zealand leads world in island conservation

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/21

A new study shows that getting rid of invasive mammals from islands has an enormous positive benefit for rare native species.

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00:18:05

Hairy elephants and transgenic aphids

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/17

University of Otago geneticists Peter Dearden and Neil Gemmell continue their discussion of the gene editing tool CRISPR and its use in genomics, conservation and de-extinction.

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00:11:45

Using light and electricity to study individual brain...

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/17

Optogenetics uses light to target individual cells, and Peter Freestone is using it to better understand Parkinson's disease and the role of endocannabinoids in how brain cells communicate.

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00:17:39

New Zealand's prehistoric polar forests

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/17

A team of Australian and New Zealand fossil hunters on a National Geographic expedition spent weeks scouring sites in Marlborough and on the Chatham Islands for remnants of prehistoric polar forests.

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00:14:52

CarpN Neutral - doing good things with bad koi carp

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/17

Introduced koi carp are a nuisance in lakes and rivers in the Waikato, and the CarpN Neutral project catches them and turns their bodies into fertiliser for use in native revegetation programmes.

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00:10:06

Agriculture blamed for recent rise in methane

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/10

Scientists have found that the increase of methane in the atmosphere since 2007 has been caused by agriculture rather than fossil fuel production.

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00:12:04

The 'smarts' behind a smart motorway

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/10

Bluetooth signals from passing cars and a world-first predictive traffic model that generates travel times and optimum driving speeds are just some of the technology behind the new Wellington smart motorway.

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00:15:31

The CRISPR dilemma

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/10

CRISPR is the new buzzword in genetics, and University of Otago geneticists Peter Dearden and Neil Gemmell discuss the potential benefits and risks of the new gene editing tool.

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00:13:01

Truffle-like fungi: what their genes can tell us

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/10

Truffle-like fungi are related to mushrooms but look like truffles, and geneticists around the world are studying their genomes to understand how they have all co-evolved.

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00:20:33

Survival of the oldest

Our Changing World ·

2016/03/10

Palaeontologists studying an ancient group of extinct marine plankton find surprising results about which species are vulnerable to extinction.

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