It must be appreciated that no building surface is perfectly flat and that the best that can be expected is the appearance of flatness. Unfortunately, this appearance can easily be destroyed by the effect of glancing light, whether natural …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Building
The Australian Soil Fertility Manual is a trusted guide to the safe use and handling of fertilizers. It describes the types of agricultural soils, how they are classified and the interaction of soil, water and nutrients. It also provides …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Farm Management
Mistletoes are fascinating, diverse, colourful and ecologically important plants, found in most parts of Western Australia. Mistletoes of Western Australia is a guide to their identification, ecology, conservation, biogeography …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Field and Regional Guides
We can’t avoid insects. They scurry past us in the kitchen, pop up in our gardens, or are presented to us in jars by inquisitive children. Despite encountering them on a daily basis, most people don’t know an aphid from an antlion, and identifying …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Soil Chemical Methods – Australasia describes over 200 laboratory and field chemical tests relevant to Australasia and beyond. The information and methodology provided across 20 chapters is comprehensive, systematic, uniquely coded, …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Soils
Did you ever wonder why some insects can walk on water? Or how the ancient Egyptians made mummies? Are you curious about why a guitar sounds different from a flute? Gather some everyday materials from around your home and find out the answers …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Activity Books
Southern Australia is one of the three most fire-prone areas on Earth. After more than a century of urban growth and valiant efforts to ‘tame’ the bush, recent decades have seen more people moving back onto the fringe or into the middle …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Fire
What sort of worms live in your garden or paddocks? Are they orange, red, cream, pink, green, or brown and purple stripes? This booklet provides a simple identification key for most common worm species in Australia, and outlines their role …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
We're feeling really energised for this issue of Double Helix! Read about the plan for turning Australia's solar and wind energy into hydrogen, so we can power our future. Check out how waste-to-energy plants turn garbage into electricity, …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
This fully revised edition of Kevin Handreck’s classic best-seller contains a wealth of information for practical gardeners. It will enable you to improve the worst of soils, choose the best fertiliser for particular plants and minimise …
[ Books ] Gardening & Horticulture — Gardening & Horticulture / Techniques and Design
Following on from the phenomenal success of The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, comes Book 2 of the diet. This companion volume provides everything you need to keep on track with your healthy new lifestyle: a summary of the essential …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Nutrition
Do you love insects? We do! In this issue, Dr Bryan Lessard explains how being an entomologist (studying insects) is like playing Pokémon. Then, identify any insect you might find around your home. You can also find out how a fungus can …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
Growth in human consumption is the transcending problem of our times. In the short span of 50 years, high income societies have shifted from an era when a 'simple life' was the norm to one where material consumption is pervasive. Consumption …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Populations
Many florists and consumers still believe in old myths such as burning, bashing or boiling stems and adding aspirin to vase water. Scientific trials now show that such methods rarely help and some are actually damaging. Caring …
[ Books ] Gardening & Horticulture — Gardening & Horticulture / Horticulture
Australia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) or during field trips with the National …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Flowering Plants
Telling people about research is just as important as doing it. But many competent researchers are wary of scientific writing, despite its importance for sharpening scientific thinking, advancing their career, obtaining funding for their …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Education
Are you ready to learn about real technology and make it yourself? Ready, Set, Code! explains how cutting-edge digital technology works and its surprising uses now and in the future. Filled with interesting examples, each chapter …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Activity Books
Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia is a complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes. For each of the 1218 species there is a description of its …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Reptiles and Amphibians
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
These notes are restricted to those geochemical methods which have been used to quantify rates of groundwater recharge. There have been two main approaches. The first involves the use of mass balances and mixing cell models, mainly using …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Engineering