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The New Zealand Journal of Zoology invites submissions for a special issue entitled Australasian Animal Behaviour, linked to the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB) 2026 Con...

Forty animals, including several types of seabirds and sharks, will gain protection under the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species. Participating countries at the meeting in Campo Grande,...

Hybridization occurs when different species mate and produce offspring. Although hybridization can have negative consequences for cognitive performance, the mechanisms underlying those effects are st....

Just like people, songbirds are groggy and quiet after a rough night’s sleep—a sign that urban noise and light may leave them less fit for reproduction and survival.

Vocal communication serves several critical functions, such as species recognition, mate attraction and resource defence. However, environmental and physiological factors like urbanization, noise poll...

New research shows common mynas sang fewer and less complex songs after a bad night’s sleep. Poor-quality song could affect a bird’s ability to reproduce and survive.

Why do researchers care if a bee can learn to recognise a human face? When we push animals outside familiar territory, we can learn a lot about intelligence.

Basic research that doesn’t have a specific industrial or experimental application still adds value outside the lab by engaging people with exciting research.

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Alexandra Paton, who researches how to manage feral cat populations, says her PhD is important for Australia's wildlife but her income is lower than what she earned as a teenager at Macca's.

Jonny chats to postdoctoral felllow Dr Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi about her research into the impact of disrupted sleep. We humans intimately understand how sleep deprivation impacts our wellbeing and e...

Science attempts to be a meritocracy; however, in recent years, there has been increasing evidence for systematic gender bias against women. This bias is present in many metrics commonly used to evalu...

A group representing thousands of scientists has written to the Cabinet saying the government's plan for fast tracking consenting is retrograde and values development over the environment. The legisla...

The New Zealand Ecological Society today joined nine other scientific societies that promote research into Aotearoa’s native biodiversity, which together represent thousands of members with expertise ...