Conservationists are mystified by a sharp decline in numbers of the alpine animal called the ibex.

The good news from the first Census of Marine Life is: New Zealand's waters are indeed teeming with wondrous creatures and plants.

An orca that washed up dead near Whakatane has been buried in a nearby Maori cemetery despite researchers wanting to perform an autopsy.

John Key says research, science and technology will get the biggest boost after health and education in next week's Budget.

A new vaccine therapy, derived from rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD), could offer hope for colorectal cancer sufferers, researchers say.

A NZ great white shark is believed to have set a world record for deep-sea diving, plunging to 1.2km below the surface on his way to Brisbane.

It was a question many Herald readers wanted answered - what the heck is a pseudorca?

Elephants do talk to each other, researchers in the US have discovered.

Ancestors of NZ's extinct flightless bird, the moa, probably flew here from South America and then lost the ability to fly home.