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The science quest for a green ammonia catalyst
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Searching sand dunes for lizards
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Ireland's experience of H5/N1 bird flu: A conversation with Niall Hatch
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H5/N1 bird flu is here, what does this mean for our wildlife?
September 14, 2026 · 30 minAfter years of watching it move closer, the highly pathogenic H5/N1 strain of bird flu has arrived on our shores. It has left a trail of devastation, causing mass mortality events in many birds and mammal species. What do we know about…
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Should we de-extinct the moa?
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Could we de-extinct the moa?
August 31, 2026 · 27 minOur Changing World takes a deep dive into controversial plans by US company Colossal Biosciences, backed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, to de-extinct the Moa. In part one of a two-part series, Sharon Brettkelly looks at whether it CAN be…
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Cold water swimming: panacea or peril?
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A precious piece of sediment, and what it says about our future
August 17, 2026 · 31 minAfter years of preparation and effort an international team have succeeded in recovering over 200 metres of sediment from below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Claire Concannon visits the sediment core analysis team in Dunedin to find out…
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Solar on the go and feeding the world in a catastrophe
August 10, 2026 · 27 minThere’s a lot of chat about solar panels for our rooftops, but where else might it make sense to put them? Claire Concannon visits the University of Canterbury’s Electric Power Engineering Centre to learn about their involvement in a big…
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High powered magnets, and making steel with hydrogen
August 3, 2026 · 26 minAt the Robinson Research Institute in Wellington, researchers are developing powerful superconducting magnets for space, fusion and MRI applications. Claire Concannon visits the labs to learn about a small magnet’s trip to the…