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Bird's-eye view
It's time to count the birds, because birds count! (11 minute read)
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Melanie Newfield
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Trespassers
Donna and I enjoy the forboding beauty of a beach where we don't belong (3 minute preview, 6 minute full article)
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Underwater vision
Nicole Miller helps us see what is happening to Wellington's coastline (14 minute read)
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Wonder falling
An appreciation of autumn leaves (7 minute read)
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Moth May
Some of my work from the Moth May challenge on Bluesky (6 minute read)
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Fountains of corruption
Indulgence and innuendo at the Villa D'Este (4 minute preview, 7 minute full read)
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A stinging attack
How can we protect our honeydew beech forests from wasps (12 minute read)
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Happy Birthday Turnstone
Five years of making the science behind important issues accessible (7 minute read)
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May 2025

Complexity to clarity
An interview with Shaun Hendy and a review of his new book The Covid Response (11 minute read)
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Melanie Newfield
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The poisoner's garden
Botanising one of ancient Rome’s most magnificent paintings (8 minute read)
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Delectable or deadly?
Risk assessment for foragers (12 minute read)
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Imperial intrigue
Were death caps involved in a 2000 year old true crime mystery? (3 minute preview, 7 minute read)
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Melanie Newfield
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