At 29, Dr Morgan Heslop has tackled a question that many of us may never have considered — can animals get bored? And if they ...

Noreen Garcia is a sixth-year PhD candidate studying marine chemistry and geochemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

These days, it’s rare to spot a southern elephant seal in New Zealand. These hefty mammals—the males can reach five metres ...

Richard Young, the winner of the wildlife category at last year’s Photographer of the Year awards, took this shot of a lone ...

My understanding is that the 2023 survey of sea lion pups on the subantarctic islands observed a 30 percent drop on the previous year and triggered the operational review,” she said. “Although the ...

The country has a wide variety of climates, from the coastal desert beginning in the tropical north to the cold subantarctic southern tip. Chile is also a land of extreme natural events: volcanic ...

This is the case in the oceans around Australia, where strong warming results from a redistribution of heat due to changes in the structure of the East Australian Current, and enhanced heat uptake in ...

Adult males: maximum length 2.5 m, weight 90-150 kg. In New Zealand, fur seals are found on rocky shores around the mainland, Chatham Islands and the subantarctic islands (including Macquarie Island).

An Auckland bird hospital wants public light displays like the Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower to be dimmed on cloudy nights, to help prevent native seabirds being injured or grounded. BirdCare Aotearoa ...

The Defence Force’s ageing maritime helicopters will be replaced to increase the defensive and offensive capability and surveillance range of New Zealand’s frigates, Defence Minister Judith Collins ...