Scientists tracking young yellow-eyed penguins awed at one intrepid bird's 470km hike.

Scientists aim to better understand the habitat and movements of the little flying mammal.

Scientists around the globe are on alert for a new and potentially deadly pathogen.

Cracking The Mystery Of The Elusive Whale Shark. Source: AP

A fighting spirit and round-the-clock vet care couldn't save Auckland Zoo's newest giraffe

Otago yields new goldmine of a different kind - two long-lost bird species.

Tough breeding season in Otago got even tougher yesterday when 'webcam' chick was killed.

Beachgoers asked to look out for ailing sealife, amid worries about killer disease.

US scientists have revealed the nuclear DNA make-up of NZ's long-lost little bush moa.

Capybaras, tarantulas and penguins may be feeling the love this Valentines Day.

Scientists have been baffled to discover the first-ever male NZ stick insect - in the UK.

Dancing, singing, peeing on yourself - welcome to the secret sex life of a native NZ bat.

Why do mosquitoes prefer some people over others?

Dean Baigent-Mercer explores the virtues of the comeback kid — the kakariki.

Chinese scientists have announced births of a pair of cloned monkeys, but is it ethical?

Scientists who witness deaths of 200,000 antelope in 2015 still haunted by the scene.

Oil surveys may impact the foraging habits of korora in the South Taranaki Bight.

Dr Andrea Byrom says things aren't looking good for our prized native plants and animals.

NZ once home to a burrowing bat three times the size of the average bat today.

Here's one relative you're probably glad didn't pop round for Christmas.

Worried about the absence of cicada clicks? Don't be - the show will be starting soon.

The 3m shark was spotted close to shore at Te Arai Pt in Auckland.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to top microbiologist Dr Heather Hendrickson.

A dance few humans ever get to see has been captured on film.

Our NZ wrens are famously tiny - but they could be key to answering some big questions.

We look at 10 species Kiwis might be lucky enough to see out in the wild this summer.

Weta Workshop & Te Papa's blockbuster Bug Lab exhibition opens at Auckland Zoo.

Cafe estimates $1000 loss of sugar a year to birds. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How 3000 golden retrievers could help all canines enjoy longer lives.

Given the margins of error, the shark could have been born 500 years ago.