This article describes the evolutionary development of life in Aotearoa New Zealand and addresses the question of why our flora and fauna are so distinct. It introduces and explains the concepts of evolution and adaptation and offers a brief overview of how the land itself changed over many millions of years.

My, what big teeth you have… Find out how the physical features of dinosaurs and other animals help them meet their basic survival needs. Use this new understanding to design a defence against a dinosaur attack!

Bill Nye is starting an evolution revolution.

How did life, which first evolved in the oceans, find a way to survive on land? One word: eggs. Try this experiment to see how eggs gave land animals the edge they needed.