This recently discovered species, Kumimanu fordycei, weighed 154 kilograms and is thought to have been taller than any ...

In the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, wildlife photographer Ross McGibbon captured a juvenile Northern knob-tailed gecko, Nephrurus sheai, exhibiting a rare behavior known as sand ...

Filipino and Taiwan botanical scientists recently discovered two new species of the Begonia flowering plants in Davao ...

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) belong to the penguin family Spheniscidae. They also go by the name brush-tailed ...

Scientists are still trying to piece together the story of how birds became the most diverse life form on Earth. Some believe ...

The recovery of the humpback whale population suggests we may have been mistaken about their birthing grounds — tropical waters aren't the only places where they give birth. Humpback whales may not ...

When you think of gulls in Auckland you probably picture a large black-backed pirate, swooping down to snatch hot chips at ...

New research reveals that humpback whales are giving birth much farther south than previously thought, raising concerns about ...

Most people rarely give eggs a second thought—until they hear about one that could rewrite the story of a species or stump ...

An invasive tick species has been found to carry the bacteria that can case ehrlichiosis in humans, a discovery that has ...

Otago University researchers estimate 40,000 people are affected by ocular toxoplasmosis, but lack of funding is hampering ...

Humpback whales are not always born in tropical waters, new research has shown -- challenging long-held assumptions about their breeding and migration behaviors, while raising new questions for marine ...