Rufus net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron ...

A rare ‘smelly’ parrot the size of a cat could finally be saved from extinction - New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years the world’s only flightless parrot, the kakapo, from disappe ...

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world's only flightless parrot, from ...

We know Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many geographically and biologically special features. Yet few of us know it also has ...

Launching in 2024, copyright administrator AYO Music Group develops a new Gapfinder tool, has new releases set for 2026, and ...

A six eyed sand spider remains nearly invisible against the sand, demonstrating its natural camouflage.

Arctesthes avatar moth, which won nearly half of the votes, was discovered in 2012 and is critically endangered ...

Chris Bishop went on a self-described "rant" during a Q&A session at the International Convention Centre, with some colourful turns of phrase.

For the Tulkun council scene, the animation team animated the Tulkun — huge, whale-like sea creatures — rising through a ...

Heavy rain pummeled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday (February 17), triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads ...

What is even more impressive about them is that these spiders are doing all of their activities without the ability to breathe underwater. These aquatic arachnids live, hunt, and even make more little ...

Heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds snapped power links to tens of thousands across New Zealand’s North Island on Monday (February 16). More than 30,000 properties were without power while ...