Kiwi scientists have taken another step toward a potential future of genetically-altered, hypo-allergenic, high-protein milk.

Scientists have inflicted upon a new species of moth a name Democrats would argue is decidedly cruel: Neopalpa donaldtrumpi.

Scientists are this week heading to the subantarctic Auckland Islands for an annual survey of white-capped albatross and New Zealand sea lion numbers in the remote and windswept region.

Staff at Auckland Zoo have been tickled pink by their latest addition: a flamingo chick.

Immigrants to New Zealand are often quick to pick up our signature twang - but it seems one ex-pat hasn't lost its British accent more than a century after moving here.

Do baboons pass gas? What about salamanders? Millipedes? Real-life scientists are now taking to Twitter to provide answers.

In only the second ever recorded instance of interspecies mating, a snow monkey has been filmed trying to mate with a deer.

Science reporter Jamie Morton looks at some of the hardy little creatures that live in our rock pools.

In Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, you can find one quarter of the world's seabird species - and around 20 per cent of its whale and dolphin species.

When it comes to trapping our bird-killing pest predators, a little bit of potent ferret stench could be the missing ingredient.

Those visiting Aussie beaches this summer better be careful as tiny, invisible and deadly jellyfish are on a southern invasion.

This week, the Herald takes a look at Kiwis who are dedicated to helping our animals. Today Jamie Morton talks to Project Jonah's Daren Glover.

The secret sex life of one of New Zealand's strangest native species is going under the microscope in a new summer-long study.

How narcissistic are Kiwis?

First one, then another. Bite! Slap! Bite! Before you know it, mosquitoes are descending from the skies to disrupt your backyard summer

Urgent action is needed to stop the cheetah - the world's fastest land animal - sprinting to extinction, experts have warned.

Kiwi scientists are exploring the emotions of livestock in pioneering research that could improve the way animals are farmed.

NIWA marine ecology technician Mark Fenwick has observed the dramatic changes to Kaikoura's crayfish habitats.

They're usually found inside the guts of fish: but glow-in-the-dark bugs also look great on canvas.

Children learn new words using the same method as robots, psychologists say.

COMMENT: How tragic would it be if we could only experience tui, kereru (wood pigeons) or piwakawaka (fantails) as stuffed specimens in museums?

A dramatic video shows honey bees surrounding a spider before they eventually paralyse and overpower the arachnid.

Android users are more honest than iPhone users, researchers have found, in a study revealing what our choice of smartphones say about us.

Tash Joyce had a very special delivery waiting in her post box.

A renowned Auckland brain scientist has been recognised with New Zealand's highest honour for research - the Rutherford Medal.

Admirers of wildlife photography have the chance to vote for five top images from around the world.

Check out these entries in the People's Choice category of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition run by the Natural History Museum in London. You can see the full gallery and vote on their website.

A powerful (and hungry) jaguar used its jaws to skull-drag a huge caiman.

Canterbury University marine ecologist Dr Sharyn Goldstien has been on the ground investigating what the freshly-raised coast at Kaikoura has meant for ocean ecosystems.

Some children suffer from completely tangled hair, which, as their parents will attest, can't be combed at all. Scientists now have the answer.