Powelliphanta snails, including P. hochstetteri and the other ~19 species in the genus (one of which you may have recently spotted laying eggs from its neck), are now among the most endangered ...

Mushroom poisoning cases have risen in China but the number of deaths went down slightly in 2024 compared to the year before. In 2024, the Chinese Center ...

Unlike most spiders that would perish under such conditions, Hexathele hochstetteri has evolved specialized heat-tolerant enzymes and modified respiratory systems that allow efficient oxygen ...

BLUE MUSHROOM: The Entoloma Hochstetteri. A distinctive mushroom unique to New Zealand could be used to colour everything from Smarties to eye shadow in products sold around the world. The blue ...

Watch: Rare Footage Captures Two Vulnerable New Zealand Species “Having A Scrap” This isn't just any old fight.

BLUE MUSHROOM: The Entoloma Hochstetteri. A distinctive mushroom unique to New Zealand could be used to colour everything from Smarties to eye shadow in products sold around the world. The blue ...

In 2024, news broke about the successful reintroduction of the takahē, a beautiful prehistoric bird, back into the wild. Thought to be extinct for years, this milestone was achieved through an ...

Meet the takahē, aka Porphyrio hochstetteri, an eye-catching New Zealand bird with a distinctive blue-green plumage, and a bright red beak and legs. This flightless bird standing at around 20 inches ...

The South Island takahe, scientific name Porphyrio hochstetteri, was declared extinct by ornithologists in 1898. However, hidden away in remote alpine valleys, the bird somehow survived.

The South Island takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri), declared extinct by ornithologists in 1898, survived, hidden away in remote alpine valleys, holding deep cultural significance for the Māori, the ...

ABSTRACT A new material collected and the holotype of Entoloma azureoviride were studied. The analysis of these specimens showed some discrepancies with the protologue which are discussed here. The ...