A team of environmental scientists at Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, in New Zealand, the University of Adelaide and the ...

I write about the world of biology. South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird endemic to New Zealand's rugged ... [+] landscapes—have become a shining beacon of conservation ...

Often dubbed the world’s most dangerous bird, the cassowary is a large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea. This reputation stems from its powerful physique, aggressive nature when ...

By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’re ringing in the new year with an ambitious experiment! In a Mad About Science first, we’re going to be learning about two completely different subjects under a ...

Assist researchers studying large marine animals including dolphins ... Auckland and the Snares while cruising the sub-Antarctic seas south of New Zealand. These UNESCO World Heritage sites ...

Recent decades have seen an explosion in research uncovering new details about ... who studies bird evolution at the University of Cambridge. Advanced scanning methods can capture minute details from ...

Most riverbed birds migrate to coastal areas in winter ... However, this can be as high as 57% if optimal environmental conditions are present and in areas where large-scale predator control is in ...

Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only countries that remain free of highly pathogenic avian ...

True to its name, this extraordinary conflict saw armed soldiers pitted against emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), large flightless birds native to the Australian outback. The result? A decisive ...