Photo / NZME A large grass fire that broke out south of Auckland and was heading towards native bush has been brought under control. Fire crews were alerted to a 100m x 100m blaze in the Hunua ...

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The film focuses on a series of hunger strikes organized by those incarcerated at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, in protest of conditions in highest-security prisons. By Alissa Wilkinson ...

The event, themed Cross-Pollination, featured insect and garden inspired lanterns that provided a little warmth on two very cold winter evenings.

A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the centre of the story of humanity. Overcrowding can lead to disaster, and yet ...

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It is common for them to lay their eggs in the soil of potted plants. Plague skinks are invasive pests that pose a threat to our rare native lizards. Plague skinks have already invaded other countries ...

Entomology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects. The discipline can include the biology and control of insects, as well as their ecology and impact on animal, plant and human ...

People often set bushes on fire to regenerate fresh pasture, hunt wild animals, or simply out of curiosity. Bush burning is a common practice in West Nile during the dry season, which runs from ...