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Cow pee: 200 tonnes of nitrogen leaching each day
Urine from 4.8m dairy cows putting 200 tonnes of leached nitrogen into groundwater daily.
Urine from 4.8m dairy cows putting 200 tonnes of leached nitrogen into groundwater daily.
COMMENT: Many species could possibly pick up earthquake warnings that humans can't.
Scientists have made unexpected discoveries about Antarctica's best-known residents.
A Hawaiian monk seal pup named Manu‘iwa was seen holding an orange knife in her mouth last Sunday. Source: Hawaiian DLNR
Scientists simulate the moa's gut to cast doubt on key assumption about the extinct bird.
COMMENT: Scientific research now faces tests of cultural acceptability.
Highest recorded deaths this century for little blue penguins. Source: Aotearoa Science Agency
Two species of NZ grasshopper mating may just seem weird. But the bigger story is tragic.
COMMENT: The northern white rhino should not be brought back to life.
Warmer weather could make us prone to more foreign, disease-carrying mosquitos.
The chick attracted attention for its speedy trek up the coast of the South Island.
COMMENT: When a population dips below several thousand, it likely to become extinct.
A Kiwi scientist's odd sperm-racing campaign could help save NZ's threatened hihi.
The incident is captured in world first footage.
Dr Fiona Cross went from terrified arachnophobe to committed arachnologist.
Crucial clues about the contamination of our coasts may be hiding in an unlikely place.
Scientists film spectacular underwater action of the huge mammals beneath the sea ice.
A new study will help rescuers determine which whales to save first in mass strandings.
Scientists around the globe are on alert for a new and potentially deadly pathogen.
Cracking The Mystery Of The Elusive Whale Shark. Source: AP
A fighting spirit and round-the-clock vet care couldn't save Auckland Zoo's newest giraffe
Otago yields new goldmine of a different kind - two long-lost bird species.
Tough breeding season in Otago got even tougher yesterday when 'webcam' chick was killed.
Beachgoers asked to look out for ailing sealife, amid worries about killer disease.
US scientists have revealed the nuclear DNA make-up of NZ's long-lost little bush moa.
Dean Baigent-Mercer says ruru have plenty to say but are swift and silent on the wing.
New Zealand's "spokesbird for conservation" has been found after being lost for two years.
Capybaras, tarantulas and penguins may be feeling the love this Valentines Day.
Scientists have been baffled to discover the first-ever male NZ stick insect - in the UK.
Dancing, singing, peeing on yourself - welcome to the secret sex life of a native NZ bat.