An Ode to Joyce. Pelican16 August 2018 “People in the Kmart, people in the local pub, they don’t care about the Paris agreement, it means nothing to them, it has no purpose” – Barnaby Joyce... Science0 Comments41 views
The Guppy Bachelor: What gets a Guppy going? Pelican14 August 2018 A few words on mating preferences and the particulars of match-making in fish, in tribute to the new season of The Bachelor, scheduled to kick off this week. ... ScienceVoice0 Comments56 views
Noisy Oceans and Swimming Blind: What Causes a Whale to Beach? Pelican28 June 2018 It seems a tragic waste of life for a group that has emerged triumphant from a bleak history of human slaughter. ScienceVoice0 Comments56 views
An Ebola of Plants: Words with Dr Laura Boykin Pelican24 April 2017 Dr Boykin is one of many faces in a team of scientists, students and farmers, working on East Africa’s cassava-whitefly which act as carriers for two crop destroying diseases. Maddison Howard reports. Science0 Comments85 views
Is Green, Is Good: To Burn, or not to Burn? Pelican21 April 2017 It is a dangerous game to play, prescribed burning. Maddi Howard reports. Science0 Comments31 views
Greyhound Racing: Animal Abuse as Entertainment Pelican21 July 2016 Australia is one of only eight nations worldwide where greyhound racing is legal. Earlier this month, NSW became the first state to ban the sport, with enforcement starting July next year. With calls from activists to expand the ban to a national level, Maddison Howard asks "by enabling even ‘clean’ greyhound racing to continue in Australia, are we turning our backs on animal welfare?" Voice0 Comments89 views
