Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...

But they’re not the only crawlies on the move, and more will come as the climate warms. Michaela Gower reports. A few years ...

It’s hard to imagine that some creatures on Earth have survived for millions of years. While many species have come and gone, ...

It’s a brisk early morning at Piha’s North Beach in Auckland, and the black labrador in front of me is barking like a steady ...

The family of a surfer killed on Western Australia's remote south coast says he would not have supported a shark cull and ...

A common weed has sparked concern after it evolved resistance to one of the world’s most common herbicides. Researchers ...

Million Years Ago 'Monster' Penguins the Size of an Average Human Dominated New Zealand’s Seas Sixty million years ago, a ...

A large digger isn’t something usually seen in a protected wetland, but it’s proven vital in a collaborative effort to remove an invasive weed species. The invasive plant Cuscuta campestris – also ...

Immerse yourself in the world of parrots: a kaleidoscope of colour in the canopy, a burst of chatter as a flock gathers, and ...

Further away is the concept of genetic editing to change the predators’ gene drive, or to develop toxins that only target ...

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

Blue whale births remain unseen because they occur in winter, when researchers typically aren't observing them. By the time ...