“Epic” is an overused word. I’m in the heart of Mount Aspiring National Park. We’re surrounded on three sides by 400-metre cliffs, over which tumble curtains of water. Boulders the size of townhouses ...

We learned a lot from last week’s reader survey. Mostly we were reminded that the things that are important to us are important to our readers as well. We asked a number of pointed questions around ...

At night, the only light in the warehouse comes from row upon row of truck-sized tanks, each lit from within like a gigantic lava lamp. The contents roil, the colours shifting with the movement from ...

Routine checks of Gisborne’s inner harbour have revealed the return of the Mediterranean fanworm. The marine pest is a known threat to native marine species. A dive team from the Bay of Plenty ...

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 ...

This week’s critter is the Mantis Shrimp. Mantis shrimp are undoubtedly one of the coolest and scariest creatures alive. Heterosquilla tricarinata is a native species of mantis shrimp no bigger than ...

You all would have seen it – the poster detailing the fish of New Zealand’s waters in every fish and chip shop in the country. You may not have realised that each and every one of those fish had been ...

Travel restrictions are being reintroduced around the world after a new Covid-19 “variant of concern” was detected. The World Health Organisation says Omicron has a large number of mutations, and ...

In 1972 a number of heavy titanium spheres, about twice the size of a basketball, dropped out of the sky and landed in paddocks across Ashburton. But was it Aliens? An elaborate hoax? No. It was ...

Researchers from AUT’s BioDesign Lab have designed a prosthetic fin for injured sea turtles. The fishing industry is the number one cause of harm to turtles – global data over the last two decades ...

David Leung finds ways to make plants solve environmental issues. David Leung is a biotechnology researcher at the University of Canterbury. He’s looking for “technology to help plants, to use plants ...

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 ...