New ZealandLast stop for stowaway with a stingA live scorpion has been destroyed after being found in the tent of a traveller returning to Auckland from Mexico.23 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand$146,000 for Otago skinks is money well spent - Nick SmithSkinks might not be as ''sexy'' as other endangered wildlife but giving $146,000 to support the work of a community group focusing on boosting the Otago skink population is money well spent, Conservation Minister Nick Smith says.16 Sep 08:32 PM
New ZealandSliced squid with a side of scienceScientists yesterday discovered the eyes were 35cm wide, at least 8cm bigger than the last one.16 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldNZ's war on predators commemoratedThe start of a war will be commemorated this week -- one waged not on foreign battlefields, but across our own offshore islands.10 Sep 01:40 AM
WorldHow big is a Dreadnought?Weighing more than seven Tyrannosaurus rex, or a modern Boeing 737, and longer than a swimming pool, a newly discovered species of dinosaur would have "feared nothing" scientists say.05 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandLow-emission sheep? We're a step closerThe world is a step closer to a low-emission sheep, thanks to leading work by Kiwi and US researchers.04 Sep 11:31 PM
New ZealandShark's incredible trekNew research has confirmed waters off Auckland are crucial breeding grounds for a keystone shark species.30 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleHow animals trick youFrom pandas pretending to be pregnant to birds that steal food, animals are sometimes just as deceptive than humans.28 Aug 11:00 PM
WorldThe threat that may be worse than climate changeThe world's leading expert on the poisoning of the oceans has described how he was "utterly shocked" by the true amount of plastic floating on the sea, warning that it potentially posed a bigger threat to the planet than climate change.27 Aug 06:18 AM
WorldGive half planet to animals - biologistHalf the planet should be set aside solely for the protection of wildlife to prevent the "mass extinction" of species, according to one of the world's leading biologists.26 Aug 04:09 AM
WorldExtra species change birds' pecking orderThere are 462 more species of bird in the world than previously thought.23 Aug 01:24 AM
New ZealandSingleton: orang-utan expertDr Ian Singleton, the British conservationist, world-renowned orang-utan expert and director of the Sumatran Orang-utan Conservation Programme was hanging out at the Auckland Zoo this week.22 Aug 08:16 PM
WorldCity spiders getting biggerAussie cities are breeding bigger spiders - spiders that are watching you right now and probably planning to jump onto the back of your neck.21 Aug 10:51 PM
WorldEarth's most surreal creatureIf Salvadore Dali were God, he would surely have designed an animal that looked like Hallucigenia.18 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldEarth's most surreal creatureIt has been described as the most surreal creature that lived - and after more than four decades scientists believe they have finally nailed Hallucigenia’s position in the history of life.17 Aug 08:57 PM
WorldFive strange creatures from the oceanThe ocean is home to some weird and wonderful creatures. Here are some of the strangest.13 Aug 04:00 AM
WorldAncient sinkhole yields jackpotA treasure trove of the remains of hundreds of mammals from the Ice Age has been discovered in a cave in Wyoming.12 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleTime lapse: Tuatara hatchingWith a face only a mother could love - a baby tuatara was captured on film as it hatched out of its egg at Victoria University of Wellington.04 Aug 12:05 AM
New ZealandBizarre lives of NZ's speciesThe bizarre lives of some of our garden-variety creatures have been revealed in a book by two leading Kiwi biologists.03 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionMike Lee and Gareth Dyke: Dinosaurs downsized to survive until todaySpectacular transitional fossils, many from northern China, provide overwhelming evidence that dinosaurs evolved into birds.03 Aug 05:00 PM
LifestyleRare video: Tuatara hatching time-lapseThis is extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching, filmed at Victoria University of Wellington. The egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity as part of a joint initiative with the Department of Conservation and Ngati Manuhiri that has saved a threatened population of tuatara from extinction.Watch03 Aug 04:00 PM
WorldTyrannosaurs ran in gangsScientists in western Canada have discovered the fossilised footprints of three tyrannosaurs that suggest these fearsome predators may have hunted in packs.25 Jul 03:11 AM
LifestyleSaving species may need controversial methodsIntensive and sometimes controversial forms of threatened species management may be needed to reverse the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses, a University of Otago zoologist says.24 Jul 11:00 PM
OpinionAndrew Katsis: Not all chimps are chumpsNot all chimpanzees are created equal. Not only are some more intelligent than others, but about half of this variation is genetically inherited.14 Jul 02:00 AM
WorldWingspan of the largest bird in history revealedThe largest flying bird in history had a 24 feet wingspan - more than twice that of the biggest living albatross - and dined on fish probably caught in mid-flight over the open ocean, a study has found.07 Jul 10:15 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Moa no goer, but Cunliffe must wish dead ducks could flyTrevor Mallard's mind-boggling suggestion to harness science to bring the moa back to life will likely end up being much-a-dodo about nothing, writes John Armstrong.01 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandSurprise at rare frog numberThe discovery of 44 critically endangered Archey's frogs just a few kilometres from Whangamata has heartened an amphibian expert.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandShot native falcon 'very lucky'A native falcon may have lost some of its sight and will spend weeks recovering after being shot.23 Jun 05:00 PM
