Nema and the Xenos is the story about  Nema (a Steinernema nematode and the hero in our story), the relationship she has with the Xenos (Xenorhabdus bacteria), and how they work…

We need new stories. The ancient traditions and narratives under which we still operate have run their course and are no longer useful. In fact, they are damaging our lives,…

Join us for July's Living Smart Book Club featuring Claire Dunn's brand new book Rewilding the Urban Soul - searching for the wild in the city with guest host ABC's Dan Cox.   We're…

Trees are tall, strong, ancient, and easily thought of as silent statues. Tree Beings challenges this perception, instead celebrating trees as our best allies in the fight to slow down…

Biophilia is the love of living things and nature. Biophilic Cities Australia advocates for, and actively engages in projects to bring nature into cities Australia-wide. Biophilic Cities works collaboratively with…

Three books with titles that speak for themselves ...

Nature teaches four core life skills for raising children In Wildhood, Harvard evolutionary biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and animal behaviorist Kathryn Bowers, report on how they studied thousands of wild species searching…

In his new book, 'Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind', Australia’s ‘scuba-diving philosopher’ Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the evolution of animal consciousness through the inner workings of a cast of…

Larry Elliott, The Guardian, 10 February 2021 It is easy to see how the review into the economics of biodiversity by the Cambridge University academic Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta could…

A skilled falconer and artist, Richard Weatherly has spent more than fifty years observing birds and their natural habitats around the world.  Fascinating insights, anecdotes and knowledge accompanies the stunning…