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Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction

15 December 2025

Polar bears are expected to become extinct but there are some signs their DNA is changing and they are adapting to new temperatures.

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A breakthrough win for Alice Robinson in the Super G discipline, eight weeks out from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina
	15 Dec 2025: A breakthrough win for Alice Robinson in the Super G discipline, eight weeks out from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina... more

Environment Canterbury's warning of wallaby control work underway between Tekapo and Twizel
	15 Dec 2025: Environment Canterbury's warning of wallaby control work underway between Tekapo and Twizel... more

Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui
	14 Dec 2025: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui... more

Praise for NZTA for choosing to build a new two lane bridge being built on State Highway 2, in Eastern Bay of Plenty
	14 Dec 2025: Praise for NZTA for choosing to build a new two lane bridge being built on State Highway 2, in Eastern Bay of Plenty... more

Fire crews are battling a large blaze on Auckland's North Shore
	13 Dec 2025: Fire crews are battling a large blaze on Auckland's North Shore... more

Freshly caught shellfish are off the Christmas menu in the Eastern Bay of Plenty this year
	13 Dec 2025: Freshly caught shellfish are off the Christmas menu in the Eastern Bay of Plenty this year... more

Tsunami warning for northern Japan called off after magnitude 6.9 earthquake
	12 Dec 2025: The quake struck off Japan's north-east coast with a depth of 20 kilometres, after a bigger, 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the same region late on Monday.... more

Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
	12 Dec 2025: The seismic echoes of capsizing icebergs falling from Thwaites Glacier have been detected for the first time.... more

Scientists set up camp in middle of Antarctica to achieve a climate science first
	12 Dec 2025: A team of scientists have set up camp in the middle of the Antarctica in an attempt to achieve a climate science first... more

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Most Popular Recent Environment News

16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++++

02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening +++++++++++++

31 Dec: Heavy rain is expected for the Northwest of the South Island +++++++++++

27 Dec: A severe thunderstorm warning's in place for Selwyn, Ashburton, and Christchurch City, with a high chance of large hail, heavy rain, and frequent lightning +++++++++++

28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast +++++++++++

17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday +++++++++++

25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day +++++++++++

Environment NewsLinks

10 Jan: Lenovo swings big at ces 2026 with weird and experimental designs (PC World)

9 Jan: Google’s gmail just got a big ai upgrade and it’s (mostly) free (PC World)

8 Jan: Igarden brings four new m1-series robotic pool cleaners to ces (PC World)

8 Jan: 7 essential tips to maximize ai security (PC World)

7 Jan: Brendon mccullum to be given ultimatum about england team culture (Sydney Morning Herald)

7 Jan: Lg’s radical new oled panels push pc monitors to unprecedented frontiers (PC World)

6 Jan: Learn programming with microsoft’s best ide and training on sale for $40 (msrp $1,999) (PC World)

6 Jan: Ecovacs’ latest robot mower adds smarter mapping and an integrated trimmer (PC World)

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