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This article by Dr Nic Rawlence was originally published under the title Proposal to mine fossil-rich site in New Zealand...

Unhealthy diets cause multiple physical and mental health problems. To help consumers make healthier choices, Australia and New Zealand introduced...

Plastics have got themselves a bad name, mainly for two reasons: most are made from petroleum and they end up...

In 2018, a map named after an oceanographer went viral.

This article, written by Md Arif Hasan and Associate Professor Ralph Brougham Chapman from Environmental Studies, Victoria University of Wellington,...

An interdisciplinary team of conservation biologist Priscilla Wehi, mātauranga Māori and linguistics expert Tom Roa, computational biologist Murray Cox and...

Scientists Tim Curran (Lincoln University), Sarah Wyse (University of Auckland) and George Perry (University of Auckland) looked at the impacts...

Scientists Tim Curran (Lincoln University), Sarah Wyse (University of Auckland) and George Perry (University of Auckland) assessed the flammability of...

Three years ago, the identification of Zealandia as a continent made global headlines.

Just like a teenager wanting to be older, volcanoes can lie about their age or at least about their activities....

Florence Nightingale, who was born 200 years ago, is rightly famed for revolutionising nursing.

In late January 2019, parts of the United States shivered when the polar vortex (a band of strong winds that...

When fake news, misreporting and alternative facts are everywhere, reading the news can be a challenge. Not only is there...

In January 2022 the world was shocked to hear of a sudden huge volcanic eruption close to Tonga, causing a...

Discover more about the red admiral butterfly, winner of the 2024 Bug of the Year, and how we can help...

Scientists used ‘fake news’ to stop predators killing endangered shorebirds — and the result was remarkable.

Overfishing is the primary threat to deep-water sharks and rays. Research has found that their long lifespans and slow reproduction...

Could we be seeing the end of some of the great animal migrations? Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions....

Rocks act as geological archives and new techniques are helping scientists capture data about past events.

Astronomer, Dr Sara Webb is fascinated about viewing distant galaxies. She is a galaxy hunter and explores the universe through...

Research suggests there is value in involving scientists in classrooms as a way to engage students in science. However, it...

Lately I’ve noticed something odd happening in the world of science. For the first time in my lifetime, scientists are...

Climate change is an incredibly complex wicked problem that links environmental issues with human wellbeing, the economy, and local and...