6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (307+ words) The fight to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is entering a critical phase as warmer weather increases the risk of any surviving queens emerging from winter, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. The response has already destroyed 77 queens and 132 nests,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (633+ words) A southern right whale and her calf spotted off the Northland coast have made their way south, prompting the DOC to ask boaties to take extra care around marine wildlife when naturing on the water. The pair spent the weekend…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) The first study to track females of a socially polyandrous bird across a whole breeding season, reveals a summer of long-distance travel Eurasian Dotterels (Eudromias morinellus) are a socially polyandrous species: females compete to win the attention of a male,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (638+ words) Mice use almost completely distinct sets of neurons for their two different types of vocalizations – the squeaks they produce when in distress or fighting, and the whistle-like ultrasonic vocalizations they use when communicating socially, Cornell neuroscientists have found. The discovery…...