Thirteen large moa footprints have been discovered in a remote part of Auckland. The find, near the Kaipara Peninsula's South Head, was only the 14th recorded discovery of moa footprints in 150 years.

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Scientists can learn a lot about extinct animals by studying their footprints, bones and even ... the diets of extinct flightless birds called moa that once roamed around New Zealand.

The upland moa was likely drawn to the fungi because ... Scientists can learn a lot about extinct animals by studying their footprints, bones and even teeth. But, while insightful, these artifacts ...