We learned a lot from last week’s reader survey. Mostly we were reminded that the things that are important to us are important to our readers as well. We asked a number of pointed questions around ...

Kina numbers have exploded as we’ve eaten too many of their predators – like big snapper and crayfish – that usually keep them in check. The urchins munch through kelp and seaweed, leaving bare rock ...

Can you tell the difference between a korimako/bellbird and a tūī, or a morepork and a kiwi? Birdsong expert of 39 years Paul Cuming shares tips on how to tell one bird from another. He says birds ...

Dr Nikki Freed and Dr Olin Silander from Massey University are part of the team developing cleverer ways of sequencing the genome of the virus that causes COVID-19.

In 1993, Steven Spielberg made the blockbuster film Jurassic Park, an adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel by the same name. The thesis was that DNA could be extracted from blood which was extracted ...

James Canton talks with Kathryn Ryan about the two years he spent visiting and studying an 800 year old oak tree in Essex. The Honywood Oak in Coggeshall was a sapling when the Magna Carta was signed ...

A new charitable trust is hoping a collaboration with Corrections will result in a win-win: jobs for soon-to-be-released inmates and improved quality in the regions waterways. The Ko Waitangi Te Awa ...

Two excited young sisters emailed Wellington’s ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary after they’d identified a bird they’d recorded on their phone while on their daily bubble walk around the bordering suburb of ...

This week’s critter is the Mantis Shrimp. Mantis shrimp are undoubtedly one of the coolest and scariest creatures alive. Heterosquilla tricarinata is a native species of mantis shrimp no bigger than ...

A species of native fungi has been photographed glowing with bioluminescence – a fact that has previously eluded mycologists. A Mycena roseoflava was recently found during the annual “fungal foray” on ...

Travel restrictions are being reintroduced around the world after a new Covid-19 “variant of concern” was detected. The World Health Organisation says Omicron has a large number of mutations, and ...

Routine checks of Gisborne’s inner harbour have revealed the return of the Mediterranean fanworm. The marine pest is a known threat to native marine species. A dive team from the Bay of Plenty ...