Climate change could help native species but also allow invasive species to gain foothold.

Chimpanzees change their hunting strategy when they know scientists are watching.

DoC staff are happy to "play God" with pests - but not with our cherished native species.

Scientists are alarmed at declines in reports of some of our best-known garden birds.

This Piha Beach crustacean shows some creatures can have tide-influenced body clocks.

A technique just proven by NZ scientists on fruit flies could one day help wipe out pests.

Drinking just a couple of beers a day can cause problems for your brain, new study finds.

The T rex pulverised bones by biting down with forces the weight of three small cars.

Blue whales are the most massive animals to exist in the history of animals.

Three Kiwis are set to join an 80-strong, all-female expedition to Antarctica next year.

The first humpback whale of 2017 filmed off the coast of Akaroa yesterday

Kiwi scientists cleverly disrupt the foraging behaviour of the nasty Argentine ant.

Rabbits have proven an unlikely ally to another bothersome pest: venomous redback spiders.

Resurrecting long-gone species remains a "sexy idea" but still not straightforward.

Plan to boost takahe population sees most of the birds moved from Tiritiri Matangi Island.

Kiwi scientists have been using satellite images to count far away endangered albatrosses.

A Fiordland crested penguin rescued in 2014 will live out its days in a Sydney zoo.

After defying the odds, Gari, a Fiordland Crested Penguin, will make Australia home.

A gecko smuggled from home in Otago, taken to Germany and returned is set to be named.

A penguin chick is being raised by two mums at Kelly Tarlton's in Auckland

Fishermen looking to tag bronze whaler sharks instead came upon three great whites.

Kiwi scientists have been studying the bedroom behaviour of a parasitoid wasp.

The naked mole rat is once again amazing scientists with its fascinating super powers.

Ancient meat-eater may have snacked on our ancestors.

Scientists have found a black five-foot-long worm that has intrigued humans for centuries.

New footage has captured blue whales feeding while living off the coast of New Zealand.

Five times Kiwis have been left reeling following fatal shark attacks.

Researchers have discovered a trend, peaking at the Easter period.

Broadcaster Alison Ballance discusses her new book on New Zealand's great white sharks.

Right-leaning politicians are generally more attractive than those on the left.