More time in nature does us such a world of good
Life Matters, ABC Radio National Spending more time in nature, on doctor's orders Thursday, 28 Dec 2023 New research suggests doctors could soon be handing out nature prescriptions to help treat…
Trouble brewing for coffee and air travel
Fungi and flatworms? Scientists call for greater emoji biodiversity Researchers say better representation could elicit interest in lesser-known organisms and help conservation efforts, by Ajit Niranjan (The Guardian, 12 December…
Redesigning towns and cities to be 15 minute friendly
Designing cities around the amount of time needed to reach services and amenities is a popular planning approach. (Shutterstock) The 15-minute city is a popular planning approach, but relies on…
Silk, sex and secrets and a smorgasbord of news
PICTURES: James Hanlon, spider specialist and author of Silk and Venom. Silk, sex, secrets and spiders Richard Fidler, Conversations, ABC RN. 4 Oct 2023. LISTEN HERE James O'Hanlon* is a…
Add trees
Just add water – Just add trees A bloke rang in to speak with Ian ‘Macca’ McNamara, Australia All Over (ABC Radio 6 Aug. 23) to say he found that a way…
Good for planet, good for human
Planetary health recognises the health of the planet as a system. It incorporates human health as one portion of the whole, placing it within the larger framework that is Public Health,…
Love letters to trees
PICTURE: People are still emailing in poems and love letters more than a decade on.(ABC Radio Melbourne: Zilla Gordon) Love trees in our neighbourhood? Enough to write them a letter…
Views from Munibung Hill
PICTURE: Top - Titled 'View from Munibung Hill', artist Luke Adams with this expansive painting that is the feature of his major work on exhibition at Lake Mac MAC until…
Spend down time at Munibung Hill
PICTURE: Time for some down time. Source: Internet search When nothing is something worth doing Subtraction and multiplication at Munibung Hill WHAT ISN'T THERE can often surpass what is,…
Foliage corridors
PICTURE: Newcastle City Councillor Elizabeth Adamczyk has visions that the city will provide healthy ecosystems that support native pollinators. Native-friendly foliage corridors "On roadways, median strips, on the walls, balconies…