Small seabirds skim the open ocean at night, patting their legs on the surface as they hunt for small fish. Now, for the ...

Spices help to make the holidays taste and smell wonderful. The distinctive aroma radiating from a batch of my grandmother's lebkuchen or springerle fresh from the oven brings back pleasant memories ...

For the first time ever, researchers have discovered an amber fossil in Antarctica. It provides the best evidence there is [… ...

Franz Josef Glacier, on New Zealand's South Island, must be one of the most awe-inspiring frozen ... is arguably at its most ...

It’s been called “the most ambitious conservation project attempted anywhere in the world”— will it actually work?

Genome analysis of New Zealand’s forest parrot kākā has so far found no genetic differences between its two subspecies. This ...

I’m seeing all these cute little potted Christmas trees in the ... Norfolk Island Pine is native to Norfolk Island, which is kind of between Australia and New Zealand. This is not a ...

Located on Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf (and within view of Rangitoto Island and Waiheke Island), this pest-free island and wildlife sanctuary is considered one of New Zealand's ...

Tucked 1,900 miles away in the Indian Ocean lies the stunning Cocos (Keeling) Islands which is actually closer to Indonesia ...

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert ...

The warm turquoise waters are so clear that every ridge in the white sand floor is visible. Tea trees line the shore for a distinctively Australian look.Is this the Whitsundays? Maybe Rottnest? The ...

Cancer survivor Duncan Smith is resting after his 1700km trip hiking the length of the North Island. The 79-year-old ...