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Our Changing World for Thursday 15 October 2015

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  • Global census of methane-producing microbes

    science environment

    9:46 PM.A team of AgResearch scientists had analysed the rumen microbiome in different animals across the world and found similar methane-producing micro-organisms. Read more Audio

  • Ultra-fast lasers

    science

    9:34 PM.Ultra-fast lasers - or more properly ultra short-pulsed lasers - are very accurate, which makes them useful in industry and research Read more Audio

  • Subtidal currents in Cook Strait

    science

    9:20 PM.Cook Strait is known for its strong tidal currents, but NIWA oceanographers have completed comprehensive measurements of subtidal residual currents. Read more Video, Audio

  • Kaika Energy - from food waste to fertiliser and biogas

    technology science

    9:06 PM.A group of Year 13 students from Kaikorai Valley College in Dunedin have created a biotechnology company and installed a biodigestor at school Read more Audio

  • Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise

    science environment

    6:00 AM.New research confirms that Antarctica will contribute sigificantly to future sea level rise unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed from 2020 onwards. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 8 October 2015
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