An expedition to one of the deepest ocean trenches has discovered a new species of fish and another not previously caught in the southwest Pacific.

Scientists say they have seen the future of genetically modified foods and have concluded that it is orange or, more precisely, golden.

There are only 7 northern white rhinos left in the world and 4 of them live in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Protecting them and the other rhinos, elephants, leopards and other animals in the reserve is a particularly hard job for the 190 rangers.

A New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.

Backpacks on mussels? Researchers at the University of Iowa attached wireless sensor packages to Mississippi river mussels that measure how open their shells are.

Wynyard Group, the Kiwi developer of intelligence-gathering software used by companies and governments, has appointed a former FBI high-flyer to its advisory board.

A government scientist who intentionally allowed genetically modified ryegrass plants to flower and potentially release pollen was justifiably sacked, says the ERA.

Alfred Russel Wallace is far from a household name, but he changed the world.

To disguise what it is doing, the Beehive has ordered the Ministry for the Environment to abandon the five-yearly State of the Environment round-up report, writes Neville Peat.

Acclimatising to heat is a tough gig. Since 1970, central Australian regions have warmed 1.2C and as the world continues to get warmer.

Researchers took pictures of 80 men and women and asked almost 250 volunteers to rate them.

It lies 3500km away in one of the coldest and most remote corners of the planet, yet the Ross Sea has sat at the centre of one of the most hotly discussed environmental issues in years.