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In response to human-induced environmental changes, New Zealand’s stoneflies have changed color. It is the clearest evidence ...

Although Auckland is New Zealand’s most populated city, it doesn’t always receive the recognition it deserves. Here are five reasons why Auckland deserves serious props.

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

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New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

If you spent the last six months referring to yourself as “brat” you’re going to want to vote for this green trendsetter. ...

Innovative advances in DNA sequencing are making it possible to revive extinct bird species like the dodo, great auk, ...

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

Finding fossils of any species is an exciting discovery for science, but some are a little bit more special than others. In ...