Cutting-edge technology has just answered a few long-standing questions about takahē: How did they get here? What happened to them after they arrived? And it raises a new question: Where should they ...

A unique breed of cattle from Enderby Island, in the subantarctic Auckland Island group, has been saved from extinction by a combination of luck and high technology. Using the latest artificial ...

“Murray Ball used black to get to sleep at night. He imagined turning his back on his class of raucous nine-year-olds and descending into the void of the blackboard. The thought helped him relax a ...

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He has also driven contributors and production staff alike to unparalleled heights of exasperation with his sharp editorial blade (it’s genetic; his great-grandfather was the butcher in Charleston on ...

A species of native fungi has been photographed glowing with bioluminescence – a fact that has previously eluded mycologists. A Mycena roseoflava was recently found during the annual “fungal foray” on ...

Emperor penguins spend part of the year huddled together on the ice, keeping eggs and then chicks warm. But where do they go once breeding season is over? This week we’re starting a mini rerun of ...

World’s largest parrot found in Central Otago – and it’s twice the size of a Kākāpō. Evidence of the world’s largest parrot has been uncovered in Central Otago – and it’s double the size of the ...

Can you tell the difference between a korimako/bellbird and a tūī, or a morepork and a kiwi? Birdsong expert of 39 years Paul Cuming shares tips on how to tell one bird from another. He says birds ...

Marlborough’s wine industry is booming, but there’s no industrial-sized solution to deal with its waste. Sewage fungus is not what the wine industry wants people to think of when they sip a sauvignon ...

Aotearoa has the potential to develop a seaweed sector that could contribute to the economy while supporting thriving ecosystems, communities and culture. While some companies harvest seaweed, or ...

While Nanogirl and her nanobot C.L.A.I.R are off on more great science adventures, we’ve been listening to other grea science podcasts for kids and found Dan and the Fun Kids Science Weekly radio show ...