# The Turnstone

I believe that the science behind important issues should be accessible to everyone

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## [Home to roost](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/home-to-roost)

_2026-08-16 · Melanie Newfield_

My Bird of the Year campaign launch (12 minute read)

## [Election campaign preview](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/election-campaign-preview)

_2026-08-14 · Melanie Newfield_

The one we all look forward to and where foreign interference is welcome (2 minute read)

## [Water and stone](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/water-and-stone)

_2026-08-09 · Melanie Newfield_

A brief visit to a favourite place (4 minute read)

## [Disorderly conduct](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/disorderly-conduct)

_2026-08-02 · Melanie Newfield_

Can we predict which species will be affected by bird flu? (12 minute read)

## [Box of birds #2](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/box-of-birds-2)

_2026-07-31 · Melanie Newfield_

Another hand-drawn notecard prize draw (2 minute read)

## [Flying south](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/flying-south)

_2026-07-26 · Melanie Newfield_

The spread of bird flu to some of the world's most remote locations (14 minute read)

## [Blowing in the wind](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/blowing-in-the-wind)

_2026-07-19 · Melanie Newfield_

Predicting El Niño is a complex problem, but reducing its impact is not (13 minute read)

## [A coming storm](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/a-coming-storm)

_2026-07-17 · Melanie Newfield_

Ominous clouds on the horizon, both literal and metaphorical (2 minute preview, 5 minute full article)

## [A mountain fragment](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/a-mountain-fragment)

_2026-07-12 · Melanie Newfield_

The indifferent Nilgiri tahr of Eravikulam National Park (4 minute read)

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## [Regenerating heritage](https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/regenerating-heritage)

_2026-07-05 · Melanie Newfield_

Remembering what Christchurch has lost, and finding hope in the Red Zone (10 minute read)