The familiar scent of its owner lingers like perfume in a dog's brain, US scientists claim.

Kaikoura's world-renowned wild marine environment will be better protected by a new marine reserve.

There's no signpost to say you're nearing New Zealand's subantarctic islands, but a welcome that's a little more dramatic.

How do you stop truckloads of unsaleable food from going to the dump - and turn it into something useful? Put a few thousand piggies in the middle.

Using advances in genetic science, a small research team are testing whether it is possible to make an evolutionary loophole work to the advantage of pest control.

They call him 007 because he gets the job done - and for this feathered little thinker, doing so was quite the task.

Mark Orams will research mammals on the Blake expedition to the Auckland Islands.

In his last months, Sir Peter Blake spoke of something alarming happening in his familiar Southern Ocean.

It was a routine flea treatment, his family thought. But it was nearly a case of kitty-cide for Dexter who had a bad reaction to the product - which was for dogs.

Many dog owners have found themselves unable to resist treating a pet that makes "puppy dog eyes" and now scientists have discovered the cute expression taps into our subconscious.

Good news for dog owners everywhere – your canine friend does recognise your face, according to new research.

Auckland University team heads first research on giant mammals' ability to sense sound waves of prey.

If you are ever irritated by the sound of your spouse crinkling a packet of chips or rustling a newspaper, then spare a thought for your cat.

Lloyd Esler describes himself as a "cold hard sceptic", but even he is starting to believe otters may have made themselves at home in Southland.

Dogs may be man's best friend but, on many New Zealand farms, they are also often their best employees.

For years, scientists have been dogged by this evolution question: Just where did man's best friend first appear?

They call him Blinky - a tiny freshwater crab fished out of the Hoteo River on the Kaipara Coast that's made a splash around the world this week, thanks to its three eyes.

Shark finning will be banned in New Zealand waters under a government proposal announced today.

Scientists studying North Island robins, bowel bacteria and condensed matter physics are among the winners of prestigious research fellowships announced this morning.

Forget all that creaking and groaning of stressed metal as the pressure of millions of tonnes of water comes to bear. That's pure Hollywood. It's actually dead quiet.

Solving problems isn't exclusively human but working out how animals do it is tricky, writes Clint J. Perry.

A bid to bring back kiwis to a Northland forest has delivered something to celebrate just in time for a national fundraising campaign.