Biology

Russian adoptee Alex Gilbert is helping to reunite other children adopted from Russia to parents all over the world to reunite with their biological families. His documentary "Reunited" is on TVNZ 1… Audio

In his new book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, British palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist Dr Henry Gee offers a rather blunt assessment of why humanity might already be a dead… Audio

Now to Dunedin where prehistoric predators of the deep have taken over Otago Museum.

The Sea Monsters exhibition opens its five-month run there tomorrow.

Our Otago-Southland reporter, Timothy Brown… Video, Audio

Covid lockdown disruption is being blamed for crazy sleep patterns, weird dreams and insomnia .... but sleep is vital to build up our immune systems and fight off the virus. Audio

In Twizel one woman is using pedal power to turn food scraps into compost.

Coraline Scully has set up Twizel's compost bike - a free service to collect people's food scraps and divert them from… Video, Audio

A new species of whale has been identified.

It's called the 'Ramari's beaked whale', and it's named after tohunga tohora - or whale expert - Ramari Stewart who helped identify the mammal as a… Audio

Bio-diversity is at a crossroads - can we not just stop things getting worse, but actually make them better?  Audio

A coalition of 25 firms contacted the Government on Tuesday, pleading for clearance to import 370,000 rapid antigen devices within the next week.

Ministers and officials will meet representatives… Audio

Four new species of lizard have been confirmed for Aotearoa.

The findings are in a report from the Department of Conservation - which reassesses the threat status of 135 reptiles.

Samantha Gee… Audio

Kea can parrot their real life behaviour in the virtual world, a new study has found.

University of Auckland researchers trained a group of kea to use a touchscreen laptop with their tongues.

Lead… Audio

A sleep expert says Auckland's Covid-19 lockdown may have made adjusting to daylight saving time harder for the city.

The clocks wound forward on Sunday morning, meaning the entire country… Audio

Rochelle Lloyd shares tips for keeping fit whether you're starting your new journey or well on your way.  Audio

Lockdowns offer lessons for how we can make our urban spaces more attractive for birds.  Audio

A majority of New Zealanders would be happy to try eating an insect, according to a University of Auckland survey. Audio

When it comes to walking, we're often told that 10,000 is the number of steps we need to be taking each day for health. However, new research shows that might not be the miracle number we should be… Audio

For his new book, Gone, Sussex-based naturalist Michael Blencowe decided to embark on a journey in search for what remains of the world's extinct creatures. Audio