Science & Environment

The calf is the fifth for its mother, Kiritka.

An Oamaru service station did not give a young penguin an icy reception after it waddled into the store.

A remote town in northern Western Australia billed as "Australia's hottest town" has just sweltered its way through almost a month of temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius.

The main transporter of jet fuel to Auckland Airport is predicting big growth in international flights.

Adventurous young kororā are biting off more than they can chew on their quest to reach the ocean.

The former US senator and secretary of state will help with President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, administration sources said.

This year has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023, the world's hottest on record, scientists in the US say.

A huge ancient city hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation has been found, and changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon.

The Bug of the Year competition is back for the second year running.

Tens of millions of Americans were in the pathway of dangerous and damaging weather conditions.

Scientists have discovered a gigantic, ring-shaped structure in space which according to our current understanding of the universe, should not exist.

Explainer - Rail services are struggling to cope with middling temperatures in Wellington. What's going on?

Four-wheel-drive enthusiasts are being urged to stick to formed roads and take care when driving after several popular historic Queenstown areas were damaged.

Locals are avoiding taking to the water in Waikato River and Lake Whakamaru, northwest of Taupō, as algae has turned the water green. Audio

Chris Finlayson says weeds at the re-opened great walk have caused immeasurable damage. Audio