Sheep are able to recognise face as well as monkeys or humans.

The hole has caught many flightless birds - including moa - over thousands of years.

A sea creature that regenerates an entire new body may mean big things for human healing.

It's no longer monkeys or dogs, but lots of animals still get sent into space.

Researchers from Cornell University and Oregan State University fear that seismic airguns in oil and gas drilling areas are negatively impacting whales, with repetitive sounds travelling thousands of kilometres and repeating for months on end. / Audio from Cornell University.

New recordings lay bare the underwater racket created by oil and gas industry's airguns.

Ever wonder where our fear of snakes and spiders comes from?

Massey University researchers were amazed to see a Great White shark, dubbed 'Kermit' grabbing their underwater camera neat the Kermadec Islands

It might be the only way to stop the suffering.

Can we control our dreams? New research suggests we can manipulate the experience.

DNA has just changed what we know about our feisty, flightless native weka.

A researcher was surprised to find traces of a class of pesticides in NZ honey samples.

Auckland is home to many endangered species. Here's how locals can help save 10 of them.

A horrific breeding season left a penguin colony strewn with dead babies.

Kiwi scientists have helped reveal the sorry state of teeth in captive killer whales.

A NZ study will investigate how pathogens like deadly Ebola jump from animals to humans.

Rutherford Medal-winner among 21 researchers honoured at awards event.

Why does the tui's song sound so much better in the morning? The answer will surprise you.

A native wasp has been named after an atoning Harry Potter villain to help its reputation.

NZ's methane accounting is "accurate" despite study suggesting a global under-estimate.

A new exhibition features 100 images recording the beauty and drama of the natural world.

Could artificial intelligence mean better grape harvests for Kiwi winegrowers?

Why are our kea so curious? Researchers think they might be learning - just as infants do.

What if we flipped the paradigm and fed methane to cattle? Scientists explain the case.

Natural evolution turning the kiwi blind.

Can dogs detect lung cancer? A new Kiwi study seeks to get some answers.

Could we breed better bees? That's the goal of a new $6.3m genetic study.

Could our desire for that evening glass of wine be linked to our brain's immune system?

Google-built AI software has been trained to recognise calls of threatened native birds.

Scientists reveal promising signs of life deep in the quake-hit Kaikoura Canyon.