The newly discovered bee would have lived in a lush, mixed broadleaf forest surrounding a Miocene ... to an ancient world that once thrived in Zealandia, a largely sunken continent that once ...

ZEALANDIA Sanctuary, established in 1999, is the world's first fenced urban ecosanctuary. Spanning more than 500 acres, ZEALANDIA aims to preserve Wellington's valleys, forests and freshwater and ...

Notably, Zealandia primarily remains submerged beneath the ocean's surface, with only a fraction of its landmass surfacing as islands, reminiscent of New Zealand itself. Andy Tulloch, a geologist ...

Geoscientists have confirmed Zealandia, a continent hiding in plain sight for nearly 375 years. Covering 1.89 million square miles, it lay submerged beneath the waves, sparking excitement and ...

14 million year old bee fossil found on the ancient continent of Zealandia. Credit: Michael S ... a period characterized by higher temperatures and greater forest coverage. The conditions of the ...