New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human ...

New research reveals that the extinction of New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa was inevitable after human arrival. Using ...

The drama and grandeur of Ruapehu is power-packed as a year-round wonderland for outdoorsy adventure. Crowned by the triple ...

The kiwi may be regarded as a moa in miniature ... Nowhere else on earth can another truly wingless bird be found. A giant leg-bone only was Professor Owen’s key to its complete description ...

and the now-extinct giant moa. “Palaeognath birds include the flightless ratites (emu, rhea, ostrich, cassowary, and kiwi), as well as the tinamous which are poor at flight,” said Dr. Fay Clark from ...

Okay, so the giant wood moth isn’t exactly of kaiju proportions, but in insect terms, it’s still pretty hefty; some female members of this species have a wingspan of around 23 centimeters (9 inches) ...

Alice Robinson leads the way after the first run of Friday's giant slalom in Sestiere as Mikaela Shiffrin was left way off the pace in her bid for a 100th World Cup win. The New Zealander is in ...

Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for her 100th alpine skiing World Cup win after failing to qualify for the second run of Saturday's giant slalom in Sestriere, which is led by Alice Robinson.

African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...