The ancestors of ostriches and emus were long-distance fliers – here’s how we worked this out

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different ...

I’m a Golf Journalist. Here’s Why New Zealand Is My Top Golf Destination of 2025

Forget bungy jumping and Hobbiton, Kiwi country is stocked with some of the world’s most epic public golf courses. From cliffhanging layouts at remote North Island lodges to South Island mountain gems ...

Afternoons for Monday 29 September 2025

CRITTER OF THE WEEK MERCH IS BACK! That's right, you can proudly show off your favourite endangered critter. Orders close on ...
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The greatest Ironman World Championship athletes of all time

Just who are the best Ironman World Championship triathletes ever? We've argued, debated and discussed the many contenders, and come up with our top 15 greats of all time – but do you agree with our ...

BIRDBASE dataset tracks ecological traits for 11,589 species of birds

Çağan Şekercioğlu was an ambitious, but perhaps naive graduate student when, 26 years ago, he embarked on a simple ...

A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand’s annual bird election

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t ...