Most people heard about lonesome George, a male tortoise from the Galapagos.…
Where have all the bluebirds gone? A species recovery story
As recently as 60 years ago, Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) were common…
MDS, prognosis and chromosome analysis
The 14th July, is the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia’s annual National MDS Day. Myelodysplastic…
Culling of flying foxes of Mauritius: the real figures…
Last year I wrote here about the mass culling of a threatened…
Plants – feeding the world
Where does our food come from? It might pass through a fish,…
‘Modern’ lifestyle made dodos look like a fat lazy bird
Some days back it was in the news that there are now…
Killing our passion for daily plastic it will help the climate and the environment
It is now a month since the meeting in Paris to discuss…
Fireside Science in the 19th Century
When we thought of a name for this blog we wanted to create an…
Discovering DNA
In the 21st century we have an amazing set of knowledge at…
Mitch Ladyman: What do mining companies do for the environment?
Mitch is out bush so he asked us to post this on…