Wood protruding from the sand in two countries led to major archaeological discoveries. Photo from Manatū Taonga / New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage The summaries below were drafted ...

Photo from Manatū Taonga / New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage On a remote island of New Zealand, a family noticed some wood fragments sticking out of a sand dune — and found a ...

Boast and a team of researchers, for example, are using fossilized dung to learn more about the diets of extinct flightless birds called moa that once roamed around New Zealand. Coprolites helped ...