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Study shows elephants 'talk'

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

AgResearch boss Andrew West resigns

Moa 'flew from South America'

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

Moa may once have flown: research

Research leads to possible emissions breakthrough

NZ researchers may have discovered a breathrough for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

A glass frog? No wonder it's rare...

Scientists stunned by fire-dancing chimps

Chimpanzees have been seen performing a "fire dance" in behaviour that could indicate an ability to understand and even control fire.

Darwin in New Zealand

Charles Darwin spent nine days in New Zealand in 1835. He disliked the young country, but his experience helped shape his monumental theories about evolution.

Scientists trying to breed toxic slugs

Extinct bees to be exported back to UK from NZ

Health warnings remain for Auckland beaches

Sea slugs may be victims as well

An expert on sea slugs doubts they are to blame for killing dogs, saying the slugs themselves are probably victims.

Beach poison - sea slugs top suspects

Scientists have proved that slugs found on an Auckland beach are toxic but have not established what they have eaten to make them poisonous.

Snow rescues easy fetch game for dogs

T-rex outed as a prolific baby killer

Finding may explain why there are so few juvenile dinosaur fossils.

Don't mock, this bird can really tell people apart