Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Monash University School of Biological Sciences, led by Jules Farquhar, has had its discovery of the ...

A team of scientists have uncovered a new relative to a skink native to the Northern Territory, and say the discovery has ‘important implications’ for the environment. Find out why.

A new species of rock skink has been discovered in central Australia by Monash University researchers. Characterised by its orange, pointed snout, the Central Ranges rock skink, or Liopholis aputja, ...

Researchers realized they’d discovered a new species: Liopholis aputja, or the Central Ranges rock skink. Central Ranges rock skinks are considered “moderately large,” reaching almost a foot ...

Liz Gunn aka Elizabeth Jane Cooney in the Manukau District Court for sentencing after being found guilty of assaulting an Auckland Aiport worker in May 2024. Photo / George Block ...

The site, part of Pāmu's Eyrewell dairy unit, is now a restoration project which aims to protect the endangered Canterbury Grass Skink. After skinks were spotted in the area, the area was fenced off, ...