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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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Melanie Newfield
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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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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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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Breathing space: part three
The air that we breathe and some desert memories (2 minute read)
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Breathing space: part two
Revisiting the ice (2 minute read)
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Melanie Newfield
Breathing space
I'm making my life a little easier for the next couple of weeks (3 minute read)
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Close encounters
A magnificent world in miniature (7 minute read)
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Natural enthusiasm
Join the City Nature Challenge on iNaturalist and be part of a global community (4 minute read)
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