Here's my brand new (rendered this weekend) animation of a smallpox virion (virus particle) rotating to show its internal structures....

Anatomy of a Killer: Cutaway model of a smallpox virion rotating to give an idea of the complex internal structure. Smallpox is the...

Here are some smallpox virus particles (virions) rotating. You might discern the outer lipid membrane (beneath the ruffled surface...

My ebook shop has been updated and is full of special offers. You can download epub files and start reading now. The + sign next to the...

Miguel Ángel Santiago's (@mig_asantiago) review photo of Juan Fueyo's VIRAL textbook. This is how all my artwork should end up, enjoying...

Controlling methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) is critical to slowing global warming, says UN in a new report. So here's a methane (CH4)...

My SARS coronavirus lifecycle painting is 18 years old. Very popular during the SARS outbreak and enjoying a resurgence today during the...

Facemasks featuring my coronavirus graphics. Many thanks to Tamara Ewoldt, who made the masks and who was kind enough to send me the...

My new book, RETRO VIRION: A Tale of Lunacy & Loss, has just been released. It's a short read of about 55 pages (12,000 words) but it...

Animal Cell by Russell Kightley

A man spirals into madness, believing he’s in touch with prehistoric animals, the unborn, and the dead. The world around him teeters on a...

I've known Peter Houghton for well over thirty years and he's always been a literary sort of chap, and well able to write a classic poem...

My shed, where I do all my writing and illustrating, looking magical in a Canberra sunset from mid November 2020. You might just glimpse...