Scientists have revealed the African origins of New Zealand’s most mysterious giant flightless bird — the now extinct adzebill — showing that some of its closest living relatives are the …read more Source:: Science
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Bycatch responsible for decline of endangered New Zealand sea lion
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•Getting caught in fishing nets is a major cause of death for the increasingly endangered New Zealand sea lion, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Tsunami risk: World’s shallowest slow-motion earthquakes detected offshore of New Zealand
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•New research indicates that slow-motion earthquakes or ‘slow-slip events’ can rupture the shallow portion of a fault that also moves in large, tsunami-generating earthquakes. The finding has important implications for …read more Source:: Science
Space revolution hatching in a New Zealand paddock
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•AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) – The next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like NASA, will be launching next year from a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Fossil of huge ‘walking’ bat discovered in New Zealand
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•Fossilized remains of a new bat species, which lived 16 million years ago, walked on four limbs and was three times larger than today’s average bat, have been discovered in …read more Source:: Science