One of New Zealand’s greatest entomologists, George W. Gibbs, sadly passed away on September 10, 2026. Just last year, he gifted Te Papa an important part of his private research collection – inclu…

Type specimens represent the crucial physical reference for any scientific bird name, but type material is scattered widely across the globe, and there is still no one comprehensive source documentin....

As AI becomes commonplace, what you see in a photograph may no longer represent reality. Learn about how this impacts eBird and what you can do to help.

Three white dire wolf pups born on a Texas preserve after scientists made 20 gene edits to gray wolf cells using DNA from a 72,000-year-old skull. Here's

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Unlike other birds detected with the virus so far in Australia, seagulls travel beyond coastal environments to more urban and inland areas too.

One of the world’s most widely distributed whale species is practically invisible in the media. Let’s change that.

Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch

Scientists from the Lions Ōtari Plant Conservation Laboratory and Te Papa have followed and documented the changes orchid seeds undergo from germination to adult form. A description of these rarely…

In many ways, the sunfish could not have been better-designed as an orca’s chew toy. The largest species, the oceanic sunfish Mola mola, can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 6,000 pounds. And y...

Even now, in an age of satellites and genome sequencing, the Earth still holds secrets.

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Citizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AI

Before he became the namesake of one of the largest predators that ever lived - or made it into the footnotes of an auction catalogue - the late Gary "Gus" Licking, a cattle rancher in South Dakota, h...

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Last month a company in Texas announced it had made an artificial egg, with the hope of bringing back to life extinct birds like the dodo. But there are perils with this new scientific realm of ‘de-ex...

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The much-publicized introduction of genetically modified cubs that share features of extinct dire wolves sparked claims amplified by President Donald Trump's administration that fears about endangered...

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How Colossal Biosciences’ CEO Ben Lamm keeps the hype cycle going. By Jonathan Matthews

Every time humans try to “fix” nature, we tend to create a new mess that needs fixing.

“What is most concerning is that Colossal’s ‘dire wolves’ have now attracted the attention of the Trump administration.” – Ronan Taylor

This study reports the first successful derivation of elephant induced pluripotent stem cells.

ESSAY: Once a pastime associated with tweed jackets and thermoses, birdwatching is now soaring in popularity among young people.

Māori experts say not only is it impossible to truly bring the Moa back from extinction, but the pursuit of doing so breaches ethical and indigenous values.