My review of Adam Minter’s Junkyard Planet: travels in the billion-dollar trash trade is out on Science Book a Day … More
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Citizen science: Deciphering old specimen notes for the Natural History Museum
Here’s another citizen science project – especially for those who have a good eye for old-fashioned handwriting. The Natural History Museum in … More
Citizen science: Measure 3D beak scans to help study bird evolution
From your computer you can help Uni of Sheffield, UK, scientists study the evolution of biological diversity in birds. They … More
PerfectIt 3 review (or, why you need a PC)
I wrote this review for Editors Victoria’s August 2015 newsletter. Much as it galls an editor to let a mistake … More
Decoy nest protects young yellow-rumped thornbills
These little brown birds, seen flitting around woodlands and occasionally my garden, are clever architects whose nest deceives potential predators. … More
Book review ‘At the edge of uncertainty’
My review of Michael Brooks’s book At the edge of uncertainty: 11 discoveries taking science by surprise was posted on Science … More
