Some readers may be familiar with a publication called the Quarterly Essay. This periodical was created to provide a forum for lengthy essay writing on important topical issues. The first edition, an essay by Robert Manne on the stolen generation of Aborigines, came out over ten years ago. Forty-odd editions since have covered, a number […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever wondered why the number of extant mammal species is so imprecise? Consensus seems to have the number at around 4500, others say 4000 is about right while some would have the true total at somewhat more than 4500. Why is it that after nearly 300 years of a binomial system that strives […]
Continue ReadingThe recent climate change debate has descended into a farce and not only just in Australia. There has however been considerable comment recently about carbon bio-sequestration and soil carbon in particular. The Wentworth group have a new publication “Optimising Soil Carbon in the Australian landscape” which is well worth reading, in this monograph it is […]
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