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What whale poo reveals about survival in warming seas

1 July 2026

Unprecedented insights into whales' diets emerge from research.
Warm winters have chilling environmental effects

17 June 2026

Ahead of Show Your Stripes Day on 21 June raising awareness of climate change, Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng delves into the environmental impacts of our warming winters.
Honeybees collect myrtle rust as food, study finds

6 May 2026

Honeybees collecting myrtle rust spores as food could be helping spread the fungal disease killing native trees, University of Auckland research reveals.
Multi-million-dollar gift adds to George Mason legacy at University

17 April 2026

A $10 million philanthropic gift from the George Mason Charitable Trust and the renaming of the University of Auckland’s Biology Building mark the next chapter in a legacy of environmental research.
Invasion of the house plants

30 March 2026

Every year, several previously harmless plant species go rogue, escaping from homes and gardens and multiplying unstoppably.
50 years after whaling, behavioural effects linger

3 March 2026

The long shadow from whaling extends to basic behaviour such as breeding, new research shows.
George Mason Charitable Trust announces $25m gift to advance biological sciences research

11 February 2026

The impact of the late George Mason continues, with a multi-million dollar gift to boost research into the natural environment and biological sciences.
How life got moving: Nature’s ingenious motor

12 November 2025

Scientists look into how some of the earliest life on Earth, bacteria, got moving.
How climate can alter earthquake risk: new study

11 November 2025

Over thousands of years, lower water levels at an African lake led to more earthquakes, says Dr James Muirhead.
Why did scientists stage a spider sports event?

31 October 2025

Yes, seriously. The aim was to assess the threat from an invasive species.
Amazing kākāpō gets small dose of good news

22 October 2025

University of Auckland scientists checked on the frequent use of antibiotics to keep the birds healthy.
Camouflaged or wildly colourful? NZ species prefer low profile

26 September 2025

In a global study, New Zealand creatures used camouflage rather than bright warning colours to deter predators.

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