George Knott @editorperipatetic

Velvet worm vs ghost bat. Vote now for Australia's most underrated animal Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the contestants, and vote for who you think should win.

Very excited to see this launched and proud to have helped shape the list. www.abc.net.au/news/science... What’s Australia’s most underrated animal? Get voting!

31.07.2025 21:53 — 👍 61 🔁 33 💬 4 📌 8

Garden with large bronze geometric scultures amongst trees and flowering plants

UK sculptor Barbara Hepworth's garden, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt

29.07.2025 06:14 — 👍 939 🔁 96 💬 0 📌 7

Ecology Matters: Conversations with Australian Ecologists book cover. Many Galahs are seen flying to and from a lone tree in the Australian outback.

Look, mum! We're publishing a book!

We are SO excited to announce Ecology Matters, featuring 30 essays and stunning imagery, Australian ecologists share their feelings and thoughts about why nature truly matters.

#Ecology #ESA #WildOz #nature #wildlife #biodiversity

21.07.2025 06:21 — 👍 62 🔁 24 💬 2 📌 1

A Eurasian Robin aka Robin Redbreast flying directly towards the camera with its wings tucked in.

Incoming Robin #Birds #Birdsinflight #SuperBob

22.07.2025 06:27 — 👍 654 🔁 80 💬 21 📌 10

scan of plate I (color frontispiece)

scan of plate II (black/white lithograph of nine specimens)

scan of plate III (full color lithograph of underwater scene)

#CoralReefAwarenessWeek:
Plates I-II-III from Ernst Haeckel's Arabische Korallen (1875).
The entire publication (with additional illustrations) has been digitized and can be viewed on BHL here: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40608

22.07.2025 03:22 — 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0

My talented colleague has been working on bringing this wonderful book to life: Planet Fungi

Makes me want to pick up my paintbrush! @csiropublishing.bsky.social #fungi

21.07.2025 22:23 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

As well as keeping Billy the cat company, I'm looking for new academic, professional and general science book proposals for our program: Animals, marine and freshwater, natural environment, food and agriculture, soils, plants & fungi, science and society... 📚🌱 (Ideas welcome! Links in profile)

15.07.2025 04:58 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

No context but i relate :)

14.07.2025 22:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What a brilliant cover! Looks fascinating.

11.07.2025 05:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Midnight at the Library (Ursula Dubosarsky illus by Ron Brooks, NLA) | Books+Publishing Purchase a subscription to view job ads and other premium content on Books+Publishing.

We recently read this book for bedtime, from our local library. A beautiful journey through an imaginary library and the life of a little book. It made me remember a little more that making and keeping books does matter : ) www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/201...

08.07.2025 00:43 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

A weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. Now we’ve solved the pollination mystery A team of scientists has discovered the secret to making ‘Boronia Babies’ is a tiny moth. Heliozelidae pollinate the weird flowers made famous by May Gibbs.

Personally, with a literature hat on, I also find 'Heliozelidae' a beautiful, evocative word! This article about how a weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. A pollination mystery... theconversation.com/a-weird-grou...

19.06.2025 05:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

A majority of the world’s insect species have no living expert who can identify them.

17.06.2025 02:39 — 👍 1196 🔁 211 💬 44 📌 214

Ariel Marcy stands outdoors, smiling warmly. She has short brown hair and wears a dark blue blazer with a light collared shirt.

Introducing our new Scientific Writing Workshop Manager, @arielmarcy.bsky.social 📝

Throughout a career in science, Ariel has had an interest in teaching, even publishing articles on science communication & instructional practices.

Bio:
www.publish.csiro.au/workshops/fa...

#ScientificWriting

17.06.2025 00:38 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

If you're at #ICCB2025 do swing by CSIRO Publishing! Colleagues representing our books and journals are around And if you're not but have an idea for a book anyway, do reach out :) Always interested in new ideas for our research, professional and general science books 📚🌱

16.06.2025 04:29 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Tim Entwisle – The Sceptical Botanist - ABC listen Challenging ideas such as whether plants communicate and planting according to cycles of the moon - a healthy scepticism presented with hope and vision.

Tim Entwisle talks a little bit about his gently sceptical approach to plants and gardens. Lovely to have worked on his upcoming book, coming out August: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @csiropublishing.bsky.social @timentwisle.bsky.social

12.06.2025 01:14 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

CSIRO Publishing now on Bluesky! 🌱@csiropublishing.bsky.social

25.02.2025 01:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0