Evolution
Mapping Unusual Genomes: Platypus and Tuatara
Mapping the genome of New Zealand's tuatara and Australia's platypus is key to understanding the evolution of all vertebrates Audio
Palaeontologist on our new understanding of Tyrannosaurus Rex
A world-renowned dinosaur expert discusses the 21st century's fresh discoveries about the evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex from a small fuzzy carnivore to the largest and last of the Tyrannosaur… Audio
Thomas Buckley: insect evolution
Research Leader at Landcare Research, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, and a Principal Investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre, who was one of over 100 researchers from 16 countries… Audio
Justin O'Sullivan: cellular organisation
Senior research fellow at the Liggins Institute, whose work at Gravida, an inter-institutional, inter-disciplinary virtual research network involves new discoveries about cellular organisation. Audio
Celebrating Antarctica
This weeks marks the start of the Antarctic science season and of the 2014 New Zealand IceFest in Christchurch. Audio
Meet the Tyrannosaur Family
A preview of the exhibition at Te Papa, which explores 100 million years of evolution of the tyrannosaur family. Audio
'NZ Wild Life'
A new science-based natural history book looks at the evolution, behaviour and ecology of an eclectic selection of New Zealand plants and animals, from stick insects to kahikatea
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The Story of the Human Body
In 'The Story of the Human Body' Harvard evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman writes a book about how the human body has evolved over millions of years. Audio
Sedentary Behaviour and Evolution
The lifestyles of modern humans may be more similar to early hunter-gatherers than we realised, with implications for obesity Audio
Jon Waters: aquatic mammal prehistory
Professor in the Department of Zoology, Otago University, and a principal investigator at the Allan Wilson Centre, whose research focuses on prehistoric sea lions, penguins and other coastal species. Audio
Kiwi Evolutionary History - Alan Cooper
University of Adelaide evolutionary biologist Alan Cooper discusses his latest findings that have redrawn the family tree of the kiwi. Audio
Kiwi Evolutionary History
Meet the kiwi's close cousin, the flightless elephant bird from Madagascar, and find out what ancient DNA tells us about prehistoric New Zealand. Audio
Kiwi Evolutionary History
Meet the kiwi's close cousin, the flightless elephant bird from Madagaskar, and find out what ancient DNA tells us about prehistoric New Zealand. Audio
Alan Cooper: kiwi evolution
Evolutionary biologist and Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide, whose paper on the evolutionary history of the kiwi was published this week in the journal… Audio
Kiwi Evolutionary History
A study using ancient DNA shatters the idea that the kiwi is most closely related to the emu. Instead, its closest cousin is the elephant bird. Audio
Dr Lee Dugatkin: evolving goodness
One of the world's leading experts on the subject of the evolution of behaviour, who is visiting New Zealand for the Allan Wilson Centre's 2014 International Speaker Series with his presentation, The… Audio
Marcus Chown Explains the Big Stuff
Astrophysicist and writer Marcus Chown talks about his latest book, What a Wonderful World. Audio
Nick Agar - enhancement and ethics
Reader in Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington whose main research interests are in the ethics of the new genetics and biotechnology. His new book is Truly Human Enhancement: A… Audio
Elizabeth Kolbert - extinctions
American author, and staff writer for The New Yorker, whose new book is The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History. Audio
Evolution: The Real Genesis - Part 1
'Cosmogenesis - The Emergence of the Universe' by Sir Lloyd Geering, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Victoria University. Audio