New Zealand—particularly the South Island/Te Waipounamu—is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. For this ...

Moderate Earthquake Strikes New Zealand’s Wellington Region. A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 4.9 struck northwest ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 6, (Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 jolted northwest of Wellington, New Zealand's capital, on ...

A new species of fossil billfish has been named after a world-leading palaeontologist from the University of Otago.

Stacia Gordon's record of sustained engagement and service to GSA and established career in geology helped gain her ...

New Zealand — particularly the South Island/Te Waipounamu — is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. For this reason, the country ...

Researchers have recently focused on intriguing geological formations on Venus, including peculiar structures on its surface ...

The ASX drifted higher at lunch as tech stocks did the heavy lifting. Meanwhile gold hit new highs and a mixed bag from ANZ ...

What makes it particularly strange is that only certain people can hear it, while others remain blissfully unaware. It’s ...

Most of our knowledge of New Zealand's prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be ...

As rare earths go into aircraft engines and all manner of consumer electronics, China can squeeze other countries, to the ...

A study has revealed that the substantial retreat of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) approximately 9,000 years ago was ...