As the world's oceans continue to warm, tuna stocks in the Pacific are expected to head east: away from local economies and ...

The median age of women giving birth in Aotearoa New Zealand has reached 31.5 years in 2024, according to newly released Stats NZ data. This is the oldest age since records began in 1962. In 2024, ...

New technology is helping scientists to track down pests, detect endangered species, and find infectious viruses, all through ...

The US government is cutting or limiting rafts of funding for science and health research. Some of the executive actions from ...

A major study concludes that pesticides are overwhelmingly harming hundreds of species they aren't meant to affect. The ...

Julia Palmer, Research Associate at Plant & Food Research, comments: “Although not technically a ‘bug,’ the Peripatus (or Ngāokeoke, the New Zealand Velvet Worm) is a top contender for Bug of the Year ...

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