This article asks us to consider why we like some animals more than others and whether this matters when it comes to conservation. Biologist Sophie Fern...

Participatory and citizen science can help people connect with the world around them and create effective long-term conservation outcomes. In this story, we meet Dr Monica...

We can have the science at our fingertips when it comes to conservation and environmental issues, but effective connection with the public is often critical to...

It is going to take all of us working together to rebuild the health of our rivers and streams. In this story, we meet Dr Amanda...

What part does nature connection play in growing conservation-focused New Zealanders? In this story, we meet Julie Whitburn who is exploring the connection between nature engagement...

Why do we find some animals cute and others terrifying? In this story, we meet Sophie Fern who is exploring what we like and what we...

Most of us know what we should be doing to make the world a better place – reduce our carbon footprint, minimise our plastic use, buy...

Most New Zealanders live in urban areas and are getting fewer opportunities to engage with nature. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Danielle Shanahan who...

As urban populations increase, native species in urban areas are increasingly affected by human-led pollution, urbanisation and the impacts of climate change. In this story, we...

Kākahi may not be the most well known of our native species, but they are critical to the health of our waterways. In this story, we'll...

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...

Art can be a powerful tool for environmental connection. In this story, we meet artist Gabby O’Connor who is applying a creative lens to science communication...

If you search for images of scientists on the Science Learning Hub, you’ll find photos of women and men, some young, some old, a range of...

Young Ocean Explorers features people ranging in age from 14-year-old Riley to septuagenarian Wade Doak. They all share an interest in marine conservation. Have you ever...

Dr Leilani Walker has research interests in animal behaviour and the relationships of New Zealanders with native flora and fauna. This scientist profile is one of...

Research led by Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Monica Gerth in collaboration with iwi has discovered molecules from New Zealand native plants could hold the solution...

1080, or sodium fluoroacetate, is a poison used to control pest species. It is the salt form of a naturally occurring toxin found in poisonous plants...

On 5 August 2017, 54.6 million kilometres from Earth, amongst the red dust and rocks, the familiar tune of Happy Birthday sang out on Mars as...

Māori have many traditional uses for harakeke (Phormium tenax) such as the making of traps and fishing nets and the weaving of whāriki (mats) and kete...

Year 8 Norfolk Primary School student Ayla Hutchinson was looking for an idea for her school science fair project. It was during this time that she...

Position: Student, Field: Innovator, Organisation: Kindling Cracker Limited. Taranaki teenager Ayla Hutchinson was just 13 years old when she came up with the idea and design...

Position: Vice-Provost (Research), Victoria University of Wellington, previously University of Auckland. Field: Chemical and materials engineering. When we first met Margaret Hyland she was a Professor...

The New Zealand pea crab (Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae) is a parasite that spends its adult life within a mussel shell. However, the larval stages of its life...

Position: Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Technology in Sydney. Previously Director, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. Field: Soft materials. Kate studied at...