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TIf you’re just entering the gaming realm, you may not be aware of Pax Australia. This large-scale gaming conference and exhibition occurs annually at the Melbourne…
Paleontologists have unearthed a 2.9-centimeter fossil foot bone believed to belong to a bowerbird at the Miocene site of St Bassans in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Recreating…
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Rangers aiming to install stoat traps in the KEA Basin, New Zealand Robin Hammond/Panos Photos A massive conservation initiative is being undertaken throughout New Zealand to…
Paleontologists have unearthed a new species of large passerine birds based on fossilized remains from the Bannockburn Formation near St. Bathans in Otago, New Zealand. Australian…
The fossil record of freshwater crayfish is surprisingly sparse, mainly containing trace fossils, some body fossils, and rarely gastroscopy. Paleontologists from Flinders University, the University of…
New Zealand paleontologists have discovered a partial skeleton. platypterygoid ichthyosaur It dates back to the Cretaceous period. a pair of Platypterygius sp. Image credit: Dmitry Bogdanov…
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of whitefly from fossils found in Miocene crater lake deposits at Hindon Mar, near Dunedin, Otago, South Island,…
Named Haliotis pilimoana, the newly identified gastropod species is found only on the Manawatawi Three Kings Islands, off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Shell…
Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) is a species of flightless parrot endemic to New Zealand. Kakapo (Strigops habroptilusImage courtesy of Jake Osborne. “Our research has prompted us to…
New Zealand’s justice minister has announced that Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges related to the file-sharing site Megaupload.…
Pakdipthes hakataramea Body size would have been similar to that of modern humans Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor)It is approximately 40-45 cm (15.7-17.7 in) in length.…
The 246-million-year-old specimen is the geologically oldest marine reptile to inhabit the Southern Hemisphere. This image shows a nothosaurus swimming along the ancient Antarctic coast of…
Paleontologists have described a new species of crab genus false calcinus A large fossil specimen discovered in Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand. Pseudocarcinus karlaubenheimeri. Scale bar…
Image credits: Kirilum (Opens in new window) / Getty Images Australia and New Zealand face the same challenges as other technology companies. Valuations are falling, early-stage…
black hole butt Roger Sharp added another item to his summary of feedback about black holes that can be found on surface maps of our planet…