Which animals in this issue of Double Helix can jump higher than the Sydney Harbour Bridge? All of them, because bridges can’t jump! You can read all about Australia’s amazing and weird wildlife in these pages. From sugar gliders …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
Volume 26 of the Flora of Australia series describes three families of plants, Meliaceae, Rutaceae and Zygophyllaceae, with 61 genera and 588 species. Meliaceae is a largely tropical family and includes the well-known …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Identification and Systematics
These groups contain taxa of significant economic, agricultural and medical importance. The volume is an invaluable source of information on valid names, host associations and essential references on book- and bark-lice, thrips, and parasitic …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Do you know what a tree hollow is? To you and me, a tree hollow is just a hole, cavity or tunnel in a tree or branch. But to an animal, that hollow may be a bedroom, hiding place, nursery or shelter. It is the ultimate tree house! Come …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
When you think of holes, what comes to mind? Maybe the irritating hole in your sock. Or the hole on the shelf where you plucked out this book. A hole can be surprising, like a sinkhole appearing overnight. Holes can be useful, like …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
This book is the most wide-ranging exploration of national progress yet undertaken, spanning social, economic and environmental perspectives. It brings together some of Australia’s leading researchers to consider indicators of national …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Sustainability
This issue, visit the cutting edge of human enhancement, known as biohacking. If you want to think like a machine, learn how to read a barcode. And if you think our future is in space, read about the lake of liquid water found below the …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
Did you know that there are plants that eat insects? Plants whose seeds spread in poo? Plants that move when you touch them? And plants that grow on other plants? Plantastic! presents 26 of Australia's most unique and incredible …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
Did you know that there are plants that can survive fire? Plants with seed pods that explode, shooting seeds far and wide? Plants that can help clean up pollution? Or that Australia is home to the most ‘venomous’ plant in the world? Plantabulous! …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island. Scientists, desperate about its conservation, set up a maze of netting to try to catch it. It is a forlorn and futile exercise …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Mammals and Marsupials
Rays are among the largest fishes and evolved from shark-like ancestors nearly 200 million years ago. They share with sharks many life history traits: all species are carnivores or scavengers; all reproduce by internal fertilisation; and …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Fish
Guidelines for Mine Waste Dump and Stockpile Design is a comprehensive, practical guide to the investigation, design, operation and monitoring of mine waste dumps, dragline spoils and major stockpiles associated with large open pit …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Engineering
Carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) is presently the only way that we can make deep cuts in emissions from fossil fuel-based, large-scale sources of CO2 such as power stations and industrial plants. But if this technology is to be …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Energy
A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities is a practical manual to accomplish complex community design decisions and create more green, …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Planning and Design
The National Heritage List was created in January 2004 to recognise, celebrate and protect places of outstanding heritage value to the nation. National heritage encompasses those places that reveal the richness of Australia's extraordinarily …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Genetics and Evolution
What are dinosaurs? Where did they live? Did they fly? Did they lay eggs and did any survive? Tackle all these questions and more and become a fully fledged dinosaur expert. Here are 50 crucial questions which reveal everything …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
The Illustrated Plant Glossary is a comprehensive glossary of over 4000 terms related to plant sciences, featuring many superb colour illustrations to aid understanding. The topics covered in this glossary include anatomy, …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Identification and Systematics
Whether you have a garden suffering from lack of attention, damaged from weather events or suffering pest attacks, Australian Garden Rescue will guide you through practical solutions, helpful tips and preventative tactics to minimise …
[ Books ] Gardening & Horticulture — Gardening & Horticulture / Techniques and Design
The Backyard Duck Book is a revised edition of Nyiri Murtagh’s popular book, For the Love of Ducks, but with colour photographs of the duck breeds. It covers all aspects of duck husbandry, from selecting a breed and buying …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Livestock Management
Essentials of Urban Design explains the fundamental concepts of urban design, providing the understanding and tools needed to achieve better design outcomes. It is equally useful for designing places and evaluating designs. Each …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Planning and Design