What We Are Reading Today: ‘A Is for Amoeba’

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Updated 28 November 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘A Is for Amoeba’

Author: NICHOLAS P. MONEY 

Many of us are introduced to the amoeba in science class at school but know very little about the amazing life of this versatile, shape-shifting cell.

“A Is for Amoeba” is packed with surprising stories that give readers a richer appreciation of these astonishing microbes, revealing what amoebas have to tell us about the natural world and ourselves.

Nicholas Money describes how amoebas are athletic predators with the rudiments of consciousness and how their sophisticated responses to injury help to explain the origins of pain and suffering in animals.

 


What We Are Reading Today: Habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomons

Updated 08 March 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: Habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomons

Authors: Iain Campbell, Charley Hesse, And Phil Gregory

When visitors think of Australia, they expect strange wildlife such as kangaroos, platypus, koalas, and cassowaries.

Yet nothing prepares people for the otherworldly landscapes of mallee and mulga woodlands, karri forests, and spinifex and gibber deserts.

This illustrated guide covers every major habitat found on the continent together with those of New Guinea and the Solomons.

Packed with invaluable information, Habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomons completely redefines how we experience the landscapes and wildlife.