The Turnstone
Melanie NewfieldI believe that the science behind important issues should be accessible to everyone
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 438 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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A coming storm
Ominous clouds on the horizon, both literal and metaphorical (2 minute preview, 5 minute full article)
Breaking news
A mountain fragment
I have an idea from New Zealand of what national parks are like. My favourite is the Kahurangi National Park, more than 5000 square kilometres of mountainous wilderness in the north-west of the South Island. I’ve seen only a tiny part of it...
Regenerating heritage
A light rain is falling and I’m getting some rare value from my umbrella. Anyone who has spent time in my home city, Wellington, will know that umbrellas are largely useless there, because there are few wet days which aren’t also so windy t...
An experiment
I try fighting fire with fire, or rather weeds with weeds (4 minute read)
I arrived back in Wellington late on Sunday night, after two weeks away attending conferences. I had a 9am online meeting on Monday, but before my meeting I took Don...
Disruption
This week, I’ve been in Christchurch for the Science Communicators of New Zealand conference. While the conference is always an inspiring event, it meant that the weekend was always going to be difficult and that I’d be working Saturday and...
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I'm a Wellington-based writer and researcher with a passion for science and nature. I love turning over stones and finding interesting stories to share with you.
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